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What's your favorite piece of bullshit advice? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 10 months ago

"You've got to love him -- he's your brother, after all."

Yeah, he's my brother who would get angry and destroy all my things when we were young, my brother who sexually abused my youngest sibling, my brother who launched into a homophobic rant against my mom during a time when she had cancer, a brother who cheated on and verbally and physically abused his first wife, a brother who probably drove my nephew to suicide.

No, fuck him. I don't love him, and I never will.

[-] Bakachu@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah I'd say that's got to be triggering to hear. How do you respond to "advice" like that normally? Assuming it's from someone who actually knows your brother.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

I never have any response that's likely to be edifying or helpful, so I typically respond with, "Well, I don't," and try to disengage. That's usually enough.

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

If you take a level of rogue you can disengage as a bonus action

[-] Bakachu@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Sounds like a good strategy. Less is more.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Some conversations are just not worth having, and I need to pick my battles

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