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Originally Posted by Tommy
One of the most common games enjoyed by bored children in my extended family is for the older ones to provoke the younger ones by criticizing their appearance or actions. The younger ones always take the bait and resort to crying, yelling, throwing or all three. I've long advised the younger ones that the best way to stop the older ones from harrassing them is to ignore them. The only reason they keep saying provokative things is to see the reactions they seek. If you deprive them of their entertainment, they will find something else to do. ... Of course the younger ones are too immature to understand and follow that advice. ..... I think there is a parallel here.
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I totally get what you are saying. I've ignored said topic and tried to contribute mindfully to the originally posted topic only to subjected to troll attack. I'm sure in your extended family those that do learn to ignore the baiting eventually get irritated enough to hit the perpetrator where it hurts. I'm pretty patient, to a point. Usually I smile, nod, and then extricate myself from the source of irritation.