How do you calm people down?

gopunk

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ok so i got in a fight with my little sister today and i swear she has an anger management problem.... but anyways want to know some tips for getting her to calm down and be quiet.... if i stop talking she'll just fill in the gap with her madman ranting.... obviously if i argue back it makes things worse....
 

yoda291

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medication.


I always find laughter to be quite helpful in calming people down, as a result, I can pop jokes in any situation it seems.
 

RossMAN

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How old are you, how old is she, what do you two normally argue about?

I can get into arguements with my little sister ... nothing helps since we're both stubborn and bull headed.
 

Ryan

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Hey, my sister used to have an anger managment problem - she would punk holes in walls, and get in a physical fight every weeks. Turned out that she was on crystal meth, and her brain was being effected negatively by it! ;)
 

rgwalt

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Look her straight in the eye and tell her to quiet the F down, or shut the F up, or whatever you need to say. Say it a calm, rational, cool voice. Let her know that your word is law.

Ryan
 

HappyPuppy

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
How old are you, how old is she, what do you two normally argue about?

I can get into arguements with my little sister ... nothing helps since we're both stubborn and bull headed.



No I'm not, you are!
 

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Hey, my sister used to have an anger managment problem - he would punk holes in walls, and get in a physical fight every weeks. Turned out that she was on crystal meth, and her brain was being effected negatively by it! ;)

So was your sister a he or a she?
 

cpals

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Hey, my sister used to have an anger managment problem - he would punk holes in walls, and get in a physical fight every weeks. Turned out that she was on crystal meth, and her brain was being effected negatively by it! ;)

You got bigger problems if your sister is a 'he' :)

...not to make light of your sister's problem though.
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
How old are you, how old is she, what do you two normally argue about?

I can get into arguements with my little sister ... nothing helps since we're both stubborn and bull headed.

18 / 13-14

well we argue about how she often refuses to go to restaurants with us (she is fine if we eat at home though) and that leads in to time management issues
 

Bignate603

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Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Originally posted by: fatbaby
i just whip out the tranq dart gun

Really, I thought you'd whip out the bukkake...

That's disgusting

You're telling me, i just ran a search because i didn't know what it was and clicked on the first link without reading it. It was one of those ones where you close one and more keep opening. Disgusting...
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: rgwalt
Look her straight in the eye and tell her to quiet the F down, or shut the F up, or whatever you need to say. Say it a calm, rational, cool voice. Let her know that your word is law.

Ryan

except that it isn't... what am i going to use to back it up?
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
She's a teenage girl, give up, you're going to lose every time ...

bah. there must be a solution. i dunno where she gets all this anger from... i don't remember being that angry when i was her age...
 

rgwalt

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Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Look her straight in the eye and tell her to quiet the F down, or shut the F up, or whatever you need to say. Say it a calm, rational, cool voice. Let her know that your word is law.

Ryan

except that it isn't... what am i going to use to back it up?

A board... with a nail in it. I don't know... It is called a bluff. The trick is to make her think you've got a flush when in reality you have a busted straight.

Ryan

 

rgwalt

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Originally posted by: Bignate603
Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Originally posted by: fatbaby
i just whip out the tranq dart gun

Really, I thought you'd whip out the bukkake...

That's disgusting

You're telling me, i just ran a search because i didn't know what it was and clicked on the first link without reading it. It was one of those ones where you close one and more keep opening. Disgusting...

Yes, it is. I do hope you know that I was referring to fatbaby's sig...

Ryan
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: rgwalt
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Look her straight in the eye and tell her to quiet the F down, or shut the F up, or whatever you need to say. Say it a calm, rational, cool voice. Let her know that your word is law.

Ryan

except that it isn't... what am i going to use to back it up?

A board... with a nail in it. I don't know... It is called a bluff. The trick is to make her think you've got a flush when in reality you have a busted straight.

Ryan

too late for that... she realized a few years ago that i had nothing to back it up. i can't think of any non-violent forms of power i would hold over her.