A person sets clear limits to protect a relationship. The person does not try to force others to like each other. The person's role is to protect, not to mediate feelings.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person sets clear limits to protect a relationship.
The person does not try to force others to like each other. The person's role is to protect, not to mediate feelings.
A person does not need to make everyone like each other. This task is impossible. A person's role is to protect the relationship. The person sets clear boundaries. This makes the person a calm protector. The person is not a stressed mediator.
A parent has a new partner. The parent's child does not like the new partner. The parent tells the child, 'My job is not to make you like my partner. My job is to make sure you treat my partner with respect when I am here. This is important.' The child understands the rule. The parent protects the new partner.
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A person sets clear limits to protect a relationship. The person does not try to force others to like each other. The person's role is to protect, not to mediate feelings.