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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I don’t mean unprovoked honesty.  Like I’m still on vacay and my mom had asked me several times if I want the pool chair next to hers.  I am purposefully sitting on the opporite side of the pool.   I keep making up excuses to decline.  Wouldn’t it be better if I could just say “I feel like relaxing today and I can’t do that with you right next to me because you talk too much”?  [/quote]

I think you could say that in a slightly less brutal way and still get your point across. Like, “Thanks, I’m fine where I am. I am enjoying some quiet time to myself.”

FWIW, I think your parents’ reaction depends on how they take criticism in general. I had to get radically honest with my family last year. It involved them having to admit they were being hypocritical in their lack of respect for my boundaries. Now my brother and I don’t speak and my mom started talking behind my back about it instead of to my face. It did however improve my relationship with my sister and dad. I feel more at peace with myself than I did before I spoke up, but it did blow up the family dynamic. [/quote]

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