my name is Rachel and iam 18 years old and my cousin traci always bosses me around and she's 15 years old and if i don't do what she says she says she won't speak to me again what should i do?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? viciousxpunk answered Sunday June 3 2007, 2:50 pm: you need to tell traci how you feel. you should tell her that you dont appreciate it when she bosses you around, because you deserve respect, and not just because youre is older than her. you need to let her know that you would like for her to stop being rude to her, and ask her why she feels the need to treat you the way she does. maybe youve done something to offend her previously. most of all, let her know that you dont want her to stop talking to her, because you like her, but you arent going to tolerate her treating you the way she does. let her know something needs to change. [ viciousxpunk's advice column | Ask viciousxpunk A Question ]
Mhoney811 answered Saturday June 2 2007, 8:56 pm: honestly..i would have told her that i didnt care if she didnt speak to me..she's a child and she needs to learn how to respect u. [ Mhoney811's advice column | Ask Mhoney811 A Question ]
DandKitsLOVE01 answered Saturday June 2 2007, 10:56 am: tell her that its ok if she never talks to you again , she'll come around. she just keeps bossing you because she knows she can , when you tell her she can't do it anymore than she will stop.
coolace1234 answered Saturday June 2 2007, 12:38 am: Okay, well you guys are related so you're gonna have to talk to her anyways. and you should just say "well i already did listen to you so you should listen to me for once or else i'm never speaking to you again" [ coolace1234's advice column | Ask coolace1234 A Question ]
beckyboo answered Friday June 1 2007, 11:48 pm: Simple-- don't let her boss you around. You're 18, you're an adult. She's just a kid. It's hard to say "no" sometimes, but you can't let yourself be taken advantage of. When she tries to boss you around, just think of how nice it would be to say "no". She can't force you to do anything.
As for not speaking to you again, I think it's an empty threat. She's your cousin, she's not going to break off all ties with you because you refuse to let her boss you around. And if she does, she's obviously not a good friend or cousin and is just trying to use you.
CheerCandi answered Friday June 1 2007, 11:06 pm: well she is only 15 (thats 3 yrs younger than you). you shouldnt be intimadated by what she says. she wont actually not talk to you ever again. and if shes so bossy maybe some time off from hearing her being bossy is what you need. just do whatever you want and if she has a problem then she just needs to deal becaus its her own personal problem
DyalPavan answered Friday June 1 2007, 11:02 pm: well first of all how do u know she's not bluffing she could be and second why not let her ignore you i mean eventually she will have to talk to u so i mean give it a try if it doesn't work talk to a phycitrist or something maybe she has a reason for doing it [ DyalPavan's advice column | Ask DyalPavan A Question ]
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