Gary Direnfeld
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And most people settled into that and were good.
A couple of people were angry, wanted to blame the cruise line.
And I'm looking at them and it's like, no, it's not their fault.
So listen, at least two issues.
One is aging.
We are reminded of our own mortality with each click of the clock.
I don't...
I don't want to psychoanalyze Miranda through you, so I'm not.
I'm just, these are some issues.
The other is, I often sit back and wonder how were birthdays celebrated when this person was a child?
And might that actually be a traumatic response?
Who knows?
But in terms of how to handle this?
Don't poke the bear.
But the other important thing is do not try talking someone out of their feelings.
Yes.
Because the more you do, the more they double down.
Yeah.
Because the more they have to escalate.
So if anything...