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What to say to someone who keeps bringing up your past

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Have you ever had a friend or a boyfriend keep bringing up your past or mistakes that you made years ago? Most of us have embarrassing moments or chapters of our lives that we’re not particularly proud of. Maybe it is that time you danced on a table in a nightclub or made a complete fool of yourself in high school.

The last thing we need is someone publicly broadcasting or going on about our worst possible moments. After all, you are not your past, everyone is constantly changing and evolving as a person. You are probably not the same person you were five years ago.

You can’t help but wonder what is someone’s motivation for continually mentioning your past? Sometimes it’s best to ignore what someone said and other times people can be so continually disrespectful you have to call the person out on their behaviour.

Here are some things you can have ready on the tip of your tongue, next time they bring up negative or embarrassing stories about you from long ago.

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What to say to someone who keeps bringing up your past

  1. I don’t look back; I’m not going that way.
  2. If you judge me by my past don’t be surprised when you become part of it.
  3. You’re like a plunger, you keep bringing up old shit.
  4. You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep rereading the last one.
  5. The past is a place of reference, not a residence.
  6. I am not the same person I was a month ago, a day ago or a year ago. Life is always changing.
  7. I don’t regret my past, I just regret the time I wasted with the wrong people.
  8. Sometimes people with the worst pasts end up creating the best futures.
  9. It doesn’t matter who I used to be. All that matters is who I have become.
  10. If you’re looking for the old me check the morgue.
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What to say to a blamer

Great comebacks for people who blame others for their problems

No matter what the circumstances are, there are always people who blame others whenever anything doesn’t go their way. Blamers are incapable of accepting responsibility for their actions or for being part of the problem. The only thing that they are concerned about is condemning someone else and pointing out what they did wrong.

Blamers truly believe that they have never done anything wrong. They see themselves as the victim in the situation, no matter what the reality is, and it is always someone else’s fault. The problem with blaming things outside of yourself is that things can never get better in your life because you need someone else to change before your situation can improve.

Jasmine blamed her parents for her weight problems. As a child, they let her eat rubbish food. At 29, Jasmine was in control of the food she shoved into her mouth, but she still blamed her parents for her eating problem. She couldn’t solve the problem or shed the 50 pounds she needed to lose.

Jasmine needed to be accountable for her actions and eat less. Blaming her parents would never lead to actual weight loss.

If you get tired of the blaming behavior, here are some clever comebacks you can say to get your message across loud and clear.

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If you get tired of the blaming behavior, here are some clever comebacks you can say to get your message across loud and clear.

Top Ten Comebacks for a Blamer

  1. If everywhere you go there’s a problem.. Guess what?
  2. No really, it’s adorable when you blame everyone but yourself.
  3. No one is coming to save you. This life of yours is 100% your responsibility.
  4. Take responsibility for your actions. You only look like a fool when trying to blame other people for your behaviour.
  5. When you blame others you give up your power to grow.
  6. Some people create their own storms and then get upset when it rains.
  7. If you’re tired of a drama in your life, just quit being the actor.
  8. You give yourself credit for your happiness and accomplishments, yet you have a list of people to blame for your bitterness and failures.
  9. When people point fingers at others they should remember that they have four fingers pointing back at them.
  10. Reap what you sow and own it!
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What to say to a judgmental person

Great comebacks for judgemental people

We’ve all met them — judgmental people who think they’re always right about everything and everyone else is wrong. To arrogant people like this, anything anybody does is never right or quite good enough.

Judgmental people be exhausting to be around, spreading their doubt and fear and criticizing others and their dreams. After spending time with a judgmental person, you leave, questioning your own life choices and direction.

Listening to judgmental people can be detrimental to your future

Don’t listen when a limited person projects their opinion about your life. In 1919, Walt Disney was fired from the Kansas City Star because his editor said he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” If Walt had listened to the editor who fired him, the world wouldn’t have Mickey Mouse or Disney World.

It may seem like a judgmental person is making a judgment about you, but it really is a projection of their own reality and their ability, which has absolutely nothing to do with you.

If you ever get tired of the judgmental comments, you can holler some of these snappy comebacks right back at them.

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Top ten comebacks for judgmental people

  1. It’s so funny how the people who know the least about you, have the most to say. 
  2. While you were busy judging others, you left your closet door open and a lot of your skeletons fell out.
  3. You don’t like me? That’s a shame. I’ll pencil in some time to cry about it later . Right now, I’m busy enjoying my life.
  4. Before you judge my life, I suggest you take a good look at your own life.
  5. Before you judge me, make sure you’re perfect.
  6. If God has a problem with the way I live, let him tell me not you.
  7. Don’t judge me. I was born to be awesome…. not perfect.
  8. When you judge another you do not define them, it defines who you are.
  9. You’re the stereotype of someone always complaining about stereotypes.
  10. Don’t judge my path if you haven’t walked my journey.

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Top ten comebacks for unsolicited advice

op ten comebacks for unsolicited advice. Check out our top ten comebacks when someone starts giving you unsolicited advice

Some people think that they have been put on earth to give others unsolicited advice. They are unaware that unsolicited advice can come across as arrogant and annoying. When someone is constantly giving you unsolicited advice, feels as if you are being criticized.

When taking advice from somebody, you always want to hear from someone who is more successful than you are. It is funny how people who have bratty children offer parenting advice. It makes you feel like saying, “Maybe you should work on yourself first before giving advice to me.”

Freya had an amazing opportunity to take a job based in Dubai. She had dreamed of going overseas for a long time, and when a job came up in communications, she thought that it was time. She was going to try and make it happen.

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When Freya told friends that she planned to move to the Middle East, they couldn’t see the amazing opportunity. Friends told her that she would be kidnapped, and if she married, she would never see her children again. Everyone shared their reason why it would be too dangerous to move to the Middle East, and they shared other small-minded opinions about a region of the world that they knew nothing about.

Freya did accept the job, and she moved to Dubai and had the experience of a lifetime. She worked with interesting people from all over the world and had a lifestyle she could have only dreamed of. It was a good thing she didn’t listen to the meddling advice from friends who had never been outside of the UK.

Here are a few snappy comebacks that will let the meddler know that you don’t want to hear what they have to say in the future.

What to say to someone who gives unsolicited advice

  1. Thank you kindly for the unsolicited advice. You obviously know so much more about my life that I do.
  2. Unsolicited advice is like somebody singing out of tune. Nobody wants to hear it.
  3. I don’t base my decisions on advice from people who don’t have to deal with the results.
  4. I didn’t realize you were an expert of my life and how I should live it! Continue well I take notes.
  5. Don’t judge a situation you’ve never been in.
  6. Thanks but I’m an expert in my life.
  7. Have more than you show and speak less than you know.
  8. I must have Alzheimer’s because I don’t recall asking for your opinion.
  9. I’m sorry I offended you by ignoring the unsolicited advice that you shoved down my throat.
  10. I’m sorry, I didn’t order a glass of your opinion.

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What to say to someone who needs to MOVE ON FROM A FRIEND


It can be difficult to end a friendship no matter which end of the breakup you are on. Sometimes people need to move on from bad friends and make room in their life for new better friends. Here are some great words to say to someone who needs to move on.

What to say to someone who needs better friends

  1. People may not always tell you how they feel about you but they will always show you. Pay attention.
  2. Life is like an elevator, on the way up, sometimes you have to stop and let people off.
  3. Life is like monkey bars – you have to let go if you want to move on.
  4. Sometimes it not that people change, it’s the mask falls off.
  5. Not everyone will make it to your future. Some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in life.
  6. There are some people you have to love from a distance
  7. Sometimes you have to move on from certain people. If there meant to be in your life they will catch up.
  8. Just because you miss someone, doesn’t mean you need them back in your life. Missing is just a part of moving on.
  9. If you can’t figure out where you stand with someone, it might be time to stop standing and start walking.
  10. Learn to let go. Not everyone is meant to stay in your life.
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