" 'I've learned that any time my success depends on another person's response, I will manipulate them.' "
Authentic Relationships
W. Jacobsen
manipulate (v.): To influence people in a clever way so that they do what you want them to do.
Try replacing the word "success" in the above quote with anything that comes to mind... like: happiness, feeling of acceptance, status, fulfillment, etc. Sheds some light, eh?
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Hey there! No, I didn't go to the conference. I have been breaking away from traditional curriculum for a while now. Right now I use Learning Adventures unit study, the Bible plus math. The lady who wrote LA, wrote it for her son and now she sells it. I tweek it to fit us.
What do you use?
You are a very special lady and I love you. The End.
Hi! Stumbled onto this blog by accident when looking for a book title that is similar to the name of your blog. Still can't find that book, but this post made a strong impression on me because manipulation is something I've been thinking about. I want to avoid being manipulative as much as I want to avoid being manipulated. But sometimes the lines aren't clear to me. You have to manipulate your children to eat their vegetables sometimes, don't you? I mean, you think of clever ways to help them make the right choice all the time, right? Is that manipulation? When Esther dolled herself up for the king and went to him weeping on behalf of her people, was that manipulation? And if I think of some clever way to distract a friend or colleague from getting into some big trouble - trouble that could affect my personal safety, like a brawl or substance abuse for example - what am I guilty of? Where are the lines? I don't always know. Just wondering what others think.
--a total stranger, fascinated and wondering
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