Dr. John Deloney
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She said, put a sticker on it, and once the sticker's on it, no complaining.
And I also suspect that if you didn't choose these folks to be the guardians of your children, this is why, right? Because they don't respect you as adults. They think that they've got all these impositions. They don't get a vote. Right. They don't get a vote.
And I also suspect that if you didn't choose these folks to be the guardians of your children, this is why, right? Because they don't respect you as adults. They think that they've got all these impositions. They don't get a vote. Right. They don't get a vote.
And I also suspect that if you didn't choose these folks to be the guardians of your children, this is why, right? Because they don't respect you as adults. They think that they've got all these impositions. They don't get a vote. Right. They don't get a vote.
And by the way, if mom, if grandparents decide that this just makes them so mad that they don't want to do Christmas with you anymore, then it's a two for one deal for y'all. Now you have to do fun Christmas without these goofballs. I get them. Hey, listen, I get them being sad about it. I get them thinking, oh, I wish it was us. I get that. I get that. We need to keep it in the family.
And by the way, if mom, if grandparents decide that this just makes them so mad that they don't want to do Christmas with you anymore, then it's a two for one deal for y'all. Now you have to do fun Christmas without these goofballs. I get them. Hey, listen, I get them being sad about it. I get them thinking, oh, I wish it was us. I get that. I get that. We need to keep it in the family.
And by the way, if mom, if grandparents decide that this just makes them so mad that they don't want to do Christmas with you anymore, then it's a two for one deal for y'all. Now you have to do fun Christmas without these goofballs. I get them. Hey, listen, I get them being sad about it. I get them thinking, oh, I wish it was us. I get that. I get that. We need to keep it in the family.
I get all that. They don't get a vote. And that's hard. I think, Dave, I keep getting this question.
I get all that. They don't get a vote. And that's hard. I think, Dave, I keep getting this question.
I get all that. They don't get a vote. And that's hard. I think, Dave, I keep getting this question.
I get this question more and more these days. I want to give them more gummy bears.
I get this question more and more these days. I want to give them more gummy bears.
I get this question more and more these days. I want to give them more gummy bears.
The question underneath this question is how do we have this conversation without them getting mad, disappointed, frustrated? And you can't. You cannot own somebody else's emotions when you have a hard truth to tell them. You can own how you say that hard truth with dignity, with honesty, and with a period at the end of the sentence. Say less than you think you need to say.
The question underneath this question is how do we have this conversation without them getting mad, disappointed, frustrated? And you can't. You cannot own somebody else's emotions when you have a hard truth to tell them. You can own how you say that hard truth with dignity, with honesty, and with a period at the end of the sentence. Say less than you think you need to say.
The question underneath this question is how do we have this conversation without them getting mad, disappointed, frustrated? And you can't. You cannot own somebody else's emotions when you have a hard truth to tell them. You can own how you say that hard truth with dignity, with honesty, and with a period at the end of the sentence. Say less than you think you need to say.
They get to decide whether to be angry, sad. That's for them. You can't manage that. This upsets me. I'm really sorry. I'm sorry.
They get to decide whether to be angry, sad. That's for them. You can't manage that. This upsets me. I'm really sorry. I'm sorry.
They get to decide whether to be angry, sad. That's for them. You can't manage that. This upsets me. I'm really sorry. I'm sorry.
You're breaking up this family.