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[quote=Anonymous]You definitely took the lazy way out of getting the job done.  If I was feeling loving and charitable, I'd give you the benefit of the doubt that you were taught these things by your parents, and I'd nicely point out the potential problems with attracting animals and ask you to try to get as much in the garage as you can manage.  If I was tired of feeling like you were my third child whom I couldn't rely upon to share the work load, then I'd tell you in an irritated voice that what you did wasn't cleaning up.  And if I felt like my husband didn't care about my well-being and was starting to consider divorce, I'd tell you that this is why I hated you.

What could you have done differently (other than putting the popcorn in the garbage)?  I wouldn't have engaged on the popcorn issue, I would have instead recognized and given her empathy for her strong feelings ("It sounds like you're feeling frustrated and angry.  I'm sorry about that.  Can we talk later when the kids are in bed?").[/quote]

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