#communication-tactics

#communication-tactics

Closer to home, I once visited my beloved grandmother-in-law in the senior home where she resided. I stayed for dinner, choosing the turkey option. "What!" Grandma exclaimed, "You don't like the chicken?!" The emotional vibes reverberating in this episode are ambivalent and textured. There is an element of care, benevolence, and interest, but there is also the sting of reproach and the claim of the high ground in a power game.