Posted by Tamar on November 14, 2005, at 10:24:11 [reposted on November 16, 2005, at 21:54:17 | original URL]
In reply to Boundary setting dilemma--Help!, posted by gardenergirl on November 13, 2005, at 22:37:46
I remember there was a man at church years ago who kept hugging me in a way I didn't like. Someone suggested that I should look out for him first rather than avoiding him (so that he didn't catch me by surprise) and stand a good distance away and stretch out my arm for a handshake. It worked.
I'm hoping your uncle won't press the point and ask for a hug, but I guess if he does you could tell him you have a cracked rib; it's a common enough injury - you could get one falling off a bike. And there's no cast involved so anyone could have one. (I'm devious, eh?)
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