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Gentle Confrontation

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  • Your roommate broke your hairbrush and then hid it under her pillow.
    Tell her that you know that she broke the brush because you saw it. Then talk about it.
  • Your favorite restaurant is playing music too loud. You can't hear your friend speak and you went there to have chat.
    Ask the waiter if they could turn the music down.
  • A person at work is saying unkind words about other people you work with.
    Tell the person you don't like gossip.
  • You get a call from an unfamiliar number. When you answer there is nobody there.
    Simply hang up and don't call back.
  • Your co-worker has been using your coffee cup every day at work. It's never available for you.
    Kindly let them know that the cup is yours.
  • Your friend is having a special party the same night that you usually visit your Dad
    Ask your Dad is you could visit a different day that week
  • Someone calls saying they are from the government and you have to give your social insurance number because there is a warrant out for your arrest
    The government would never do that. It's a scammer trying to get your personal information. Hang up the phone and don't tell them anything
  • Someone calls and asks you to give money to charity
    You decline as it's not safe to send money to people you don't know
  • You would like to order a pizza
    Answers will vary
  • A sales person calls to offer you a better price on a phone. You are happy with your phone and you are not interested in a new one.
    Answers will vary
  • Your family members like to watch hockey and you like to watch basketball. Tonight the games are both happening at the same time!
    Compromise
  • Your library book is about to be over due. You'd like to renew the book. What do you say to the librarian?
    I'd like to renew my book please. It's called ....
  • Someone keeps talking close to you with bad breath.
    Offer them a mint or a piece of gum
  • Someone calls to sell you a new phone
    Tell them "no thank you" and hang up
  • You go to a restaurant and find that your chicken is red on the inside
    Simply show the waiter your chicken in a quiet polite manner
  • Someone at work asks if they can borrow your T-shirt some time. You don't spend time with this person outside of work.
    Tell them you don't lend out your clothes.
  • You made yourself a nice lunch, but its not in the fridge when it's time to go to work. Someone ate your lunch!
    Answers will vary
  • You have a neighbor on campus who plays music so loud at night, that you can't always sleep.
    Let him know in a conversation that his music is keeping you up. If he doesn't stop, tell the floor Dawn
  • Someone at school tells you to buy them lunch. This person is someone you see in class and you don't spend time together outside of class.
    Answers will vary