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    Where do you "draw the line"?

    Being slow to anger, tolerance, turning the other cheek, letting bygones be bygones, considering the source....all that is well and good, up to a point, say I. 
    When is enough too much for you?  
    I just hit the stop button over a marriage about which I was the last to learn. 

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    +7  Views: 1997 Answers: 9 Posted: 10 years ago
    Ducky

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    Commented 10 years ago
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      I draw the line when my patience runs out. That will be sooner rather than later, if I catch on to the fact that I am being used or manipulated by someone. Other than that, I'm really not able to answer your question.

      10 years ago. Rating: 7
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        ............................................................            .............................. ..............           .................................... Did I miss a bit?

        10 years ago. Rating: 11
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          Bob/PKB

          Serious question sweetheart.
          commented 10 years ago
          ROMOS

          Don't over analyze.
          commented 10 years ago
          Bob/PKB

          Didn't. Ask your better half to what this is in reference when you have time.
          commented 10 years ago
          ROMOS

          Sorry for the flippant response P, I'm a man.
          Life is life. What will be will be.
          Not really much you can do but stand back and watch!
          commented 10 years ago
          ROMOS

          commented 10 years ago
          ROMOS

          Never is like always, there's never a "Never".
          REMEMBER?
          commented 10 years ago
          terryfossil 1

          Romos, i would like to see that bloke in a front on shot,,i gotta ask is that a legal action.?? i canna get over how much turn he gets,and very late too,,,wonder what his score card looks like,,,,>>>>>><<<<<<<
          commented 10 years ago

          Think of yourself for a change, let them sort themselves out , even if they take the wrong path.

          10 years ago. Rating: 9
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            Bob/PKB

            I feel really selfish, but need to take a stand. Thanks for the supportive answer, sunnyB.
            commented 10 years ago

            Enough is enough….  Been there and done that before. Can’t answer your query though. I usually stop having anything to do with the situation and wait for it to go away. I know why you are hurting so and I don’t blame you. Just get on with your life and pretend it never happened to you……..


             

            10 years ago. Rating: 7
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              Me being the peaceful person that I am with a high tolerance, I draw the line when enough is enough and I can't tolerate what is happening anymore.I have been in a few situations like that and have took drastic measures just to keep my own sanity.

              10 years ago. Rating: 7
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                Bob/PKB

                Thank you PL. For a long time I responded with a loud voice and angry words. People expect me to blow up and create a scene. With what's going on now, I've responded with disengaging from the people and the situation. There have been some hurtful words and actions thrown at me, foolish comments from fools, but I am comfortable with the way I fielded them.
                commented 10 years ago
                pythonlover

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                Yes, use whatever coping strategies that you feel best.
                commented 10 years ago

                hey Bob,not sure if this falls into your question,,but it does fall into "enough is enough " i was about 18,my mother had told me to stay out of her affairs,,one day i went around to see her, i had been away for about a year,she opened the front door,and her whole face was broken,her head twice its normal size,,apparently one of her blokes got jealous,cops simply called it a domestic ,,nothing done,,,,,and thats when i called it "enough is enough" , that bloke went to hospital for awhile,,,i might take a different road today,,but it was the right road back then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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                  pythonlover

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                  Glad you sorted him out Terry. What a low life woman basher.
                  commented 10 years ago
                  Bob/PKB

                  I hope your Mom realized WHO needed to be out of her life! And I hope the cops just called that beating another simple "domestic". Good job!
                  commented 10 years ago
                  terryfossil 1

                  no Bob, cops did not get involved in this one either,,I was on parole at the time,so i was a bit worried,,i had a couple of bikie mates pay him a visit in hospital,,they politely asked him to keep his mouth shut.......he did,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,always nice talking Bob
                  commented 10 years ago
                  Bob/PKB

                  Sometimes a person just needs a little nudge...
                  commented 10 years ago

                  The line as you put it Bob,i think is that Obsitcals to some people are mole hills to others,and Vice versa,Although I think there are definletly some no go areas for us all,

                  10 years ago. Rating: 6
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                    Like ROMOS, I do not have sufficient info to make a useful comment, sorry.  I hope all works out for the best that it possibly can, however.  You do deserve some peace and harmony in your life.  Regards



                    10 years ago. Rating: 6
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                      Yes ..agree with Ben....you have to draw the line at a point before you are in danger of letting others get the better of you...and recognize the point at which you are in severe danger of going into total meltdown...your health and well being is the most important thing..if you don`t self preserve then you are risking both...It is really up to the others to work out their own problems without running to you every 5 mins..hard to let go I know..but please at least take a step back!


                      Good Luck!XXX

                      10 years ago. Rating: 6
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                        Bob/PKB

                        Thank you, Millie. This line was huge and most likely permanent; not an easy choice, but continuing on as it's been isn't an option anymore.
                        commented 10 years ago
                        MILLIE333

                        Definitely time to leave them to it..at least for a while and start working on your own well being! XX
                        commented 10 years ago
                        Bob/PKB

                        Yep. I have left them to it before, and watched nothing particularly positive come of it; hopefully, it will play out better this time. I have serious doubts.
                        commented 10 years ago


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