• Twinklebreeze @lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It may help to start setting an end time. Instead of, “I can hang out at 6.” Tell them, “I can hang out from 6-8.” If they still won’t leave you might have to be firm with them. No is a complete sentence, and you don’t need to explain why.

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      3 months ago

      “No”

      “I’m sorry, No?”

      “No”

      “No what?”

      “No”

      “Should I leave now?”

      “… … No no”

      “No I shouldn’t leave?”

      “No”