10 August · You can be clear without joining the joke.

Disgust & aversion

I laugh along with jokes about me that actually hurt.

A little room to breathe.10 August

Disgust & aversion

“εἰπέ, ὡς δικαιότατον φαίνεταί σοι˙ μόνον εὐμενῶς καὶ αἰδημόνως καὶ ἀνυποκρίτως.”

English translation

“Speak as it seems to thee most just, only let it be with a good disposition and with modesty and without hypocrisy.”

Marcus Aurelius — Meditations, c. 180 CEVIII.5, excerptEnglish translation by George LongRead the source ↗

You can be clear without joining the joke.

Laughing can be the quickest way through an uncomfortable moment, even when the comment stays with you afterwards. You do not have to persuade everyone that it was objectively wrong before asking them to stop making that particular joke about you.

ONE SMALL STEP

In a calmer moment, say 'I'd rather you didn't joke about that with me.'

A little room to breathe.10 August

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