* 20 Unpleasant Conversations (p.4 of 5)
20.14 When you want an annoying person to leave
Go away! Listen A “Leave me!” <“Tom! Tom! What’s the matter?” – “I’m mad at you. Go away!”>
Get lost! Listen A “Make yourself missing! Disappear! Go out of sight!” <“I’m sorry about our conversation!” – “You’re such a pest. Get lost.”>
Get out of here! Listen A “Leave this place! Go away!” <”Leave my room now! Don’t you understand? Get out of here!”>
Beat it! Listen A “Get out of here!” <“Children, go somewhere else to make noise. Beat it!”>
Bug off! Listen <“Don’t you have anything else to do? Bug off!”>
Buzz off! Listen <“Quit following me around! Buzz off!”>
Shoo! Listen <“I don’t want to see you. Shoo!”>
Go jump in the lake! Listen A “Get lost! Disappear!” <“I don’t need a watchdog! Go jump in the lake!”>
Go jump off a cliff! Listen <“You’re driving me crazy! Go jump off a cliff!”>
20.15 When you feel you are not welcome
If you want me to leave, why don't you just say so? Listen <“You don’t need to affect friendliness toward me. If you want me to leave, why don’t you just say so?”>
If you want me to leave, just ask. Listen <“Am I disturbing you? If you want me to leave, just ask.”>
Would you like me to leave? Listen <“It seems like you guys are going to have a private conversation. Would you like me to leave?”>
Do you want me to leave? Listen <“I know you don’t like my presence. Do you want me to leave?”>
Do you want me to go away? Listen <“We used to be friends. I see something has changed. Do you want me to go away?”>
I know I'm not wanted here. Listen <“I’m leaving this place now. I know I’m not wanted here.”>
20.16 When you want to be left alone
Leave me alone. Listen <“What on Earth did I do to you? Explain!” – “Leave me alone. I’m busy. Don’t you see?”>
I just want to be left alone. Listen <“I’ve heard enough of this nonsense! I just want to be left alone.”>
I'm asking you to leave me alone. Listen <“Please stop bothering me. I’m asking you to leave me alone.”>
20.17 When a person makes you angry
I'm really upset with you right now. Listen A “I am angry with you.” <“Stop pouting. Aren’t we friends?” – “I am really upset with you now. Leave me alone.”>
I'm mad at you. Listen <“Why didn’t you help me out when I needed it? I’m mad at you.”>
You're pissing me off. Listen <“I hate the way you talk. I hate the way you dress. I hate everything about you. You are pissing me off.”>
20.18 When you are not happy with what a person has done
How could you do that? Listen A “Why didn’t you stop yourself from doing that?” <“You broke my grandmother’s favorite statuette! How could you do that?”>
How could you do such a thing? Listen <“You stole my boyfriend! How could you do such a thing? I’m your best friend!>
What on Earth were you thinking? Listen <“Why did you speed on the freeway? Have you forgotten that cops patrol it regularly and you got a speeding ticket recently? What on Earth were you thinking?”>
What could you have been thinking? Listen <“You have been stealing money from the company for a few years, and eventually you got caught. What could you have been thinking?”>
What got into you? Listen A “What silly idea got into you?” <“Billy, why are you taking toys from your little sister? Don’t you see she is crying? What got into you?”>
What possessed you to do that? Listen <“Billy, did you try to wash our cat with soap in a bathtub? What possessed you to do that?”>
I hope you're sorry. Listen <“So, you flunked your school test again. Obviously, you hadn’t studied hard enough. I hope you are sorry.”>
20.19 When you are angry about the thing a person has done
I can't believe you did that! Listen <“I punched your brother right in the eye.” – “I can’t believe you did that!”>
When will you ever learn? Listen <“You saw the children were fighting. Why didn’t you stop them? What kind of father are you? When will you ever learn?”>
All you think about is yourself. Listen <“You stole money from the company, and now you have to go to jail. All you think about is yourself.”>
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