http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2008/04/29/this-week-in-the-world-who-do-you-feed/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:34:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2008/04/29/this-week-in-the-world-who-do-you-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-79851 Judy Thu, 01 May 2008 11:48:37 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2008/04/29/this-week-in-the-world-who-do-you-feed/#comment-79851 I often describe my mother as being "most happiest when she's miserable". She is the type of person who will complain about, pretty much, anything and everything. Even if you mention what a beautiful, sunny day it is, she'll almost always find something negative to say. I find myself "over-feeding" my own joy and upbeat feelings just to counteract hers (and, ultimately, stop the potential downward spiral that her tone and comments could bring to the conversation). I often describe my mother as being “most happiest when she’s miserable”. She is the type of person who will complain about, pretty much, anything and everything. Even if you mention what a beautiful, sunny day it is, she’ll almost always find something negative to say. I find myself “over-feeding” my own joy and upbeat feelings just to counteract hers (and, ultimately, stop the potential downward spiral that her tone and comments could bring to the conversation).

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