I am very passive agresive toward my parents and siblings. I’ve not showed up for a lot of extended family events.
I know I’m wrong, but I’m overwhelmed with disappointment, sadness and resentment.
It’s better to be “active aggressive”, if such a word exists. Be honest and polite, but stand firm and let them know how you feel. Honesty really is the best policy.
If you’re truly being passive aggressive about it then stop. It’s a sickness and can quickly get out of hand and ruin you. Don’t be afraid to make a stand for what you believe in. If someone doesn’t like it then oh well.
Wow, do I know what you mean! I have just recently quit my church choir partly because of one loudmouth guy who makes vicious fun of Sarah Palin. He's hardly the brightest bulb in the chandelier, too. Church is not exactly the place for political harangues. I don't trouble me fellow church members with my politics, and I expect that they will do me the same courtesy.
Unfortunately, courtesy is mostly unknown to democrats, these days, and that's not all that new a development. I first noticed the "new nastyness" when the Clintons first moved to DC, and the democrats on the Sunday chat shows began to talk over the Republican guests and not let them talk, and the moderators did nothing. At that time, so many years ago, I quit watching the Sunday chat shows, and I have never, ever regretted my decision. I can't tell you how much I don't miss them.
I just can't stand know-it-all dopes; I used to have several in my extended family as well, but fortunately they are all now deceased.
I dread election day and day/days afterward if Obama wins. The OJ verdict celebration and the Wellstone funeral will both pale enormously in comparison. How I hope McCain continues to pull even and ahead in the very few days we have remaining. Would LOVE to see the tv newspeople with tears in their eyes as they report a McCain upset victory!