October 2009 Newsletter
October 1, 2009
Advice To The Consummate Pleaser
By Susan Reuling Furness 9/19/09
Dear Ann Flanders:
People are always telling me what to do. It drives me crazy, but to avoid hurting their feelings, I do whatever they ask. I feel guilty when I tell people “no.” Please help me.
Signed: A Pleaser
Dear Pleaser,
Let me begin by acknowledging that as a consummate pleaser you make life much easier for everyone else. Other people will love you, at least for a while. Your mother and father probably praised you for being a “perfect little girl.” Or were you a “really good boy?” Read more