My dad was really good at this. When I was little, he'd gently explain how my upset didn't really count because I didn't really understand the situation, so I had no basis for my feelings. To this day, my father still takes apart anything that I say, interrupting every fact to show that I'm wrong, so I avoid any discussions like that. Gah. I let my daughter vent about anything, no matter how wrong. I won't put her through that.
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Date: 2019-02-07 03:40 pm (UTC)My dad was really good at this. When I was little, he'd gently explain how my upset didn't really count because I didn't really understand the situation, so I had no basis for my feelings. To this day, my father still takes apart anything that I say, interrupting every fact to show that I'm wrong, so I avoid any discussions like that. Gah. I let my daughter vent about anything, no matter how wrong. I won't put her through that.