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Top ten comebacks for unsolicited advice

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Some people seem to think that they have been put on planet earth to give others unsolicited advice. They are unaware that unsolicited advice can come across arrogant and annoying. When someone is constantly giving you unsolicited advice it 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 up 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.

When Freya told friends that she planned to move to the Middle East they just 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 previously only dreamed of. 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 doesn’t respect boundaries

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What to say when someone won't respect boundaries

It can be really hard to find the words to say to someone who continually doesn’t respect your personal boundaries, whether it’s a good friend or a family member.

Chloe had always had a difficult relationship with her mother who had raised her as a single parent. Her mom, Genevieve, was divorced and didn’t have any intimate relationships and would interfere in Chloe’s life.

Chloe decided to take her older son, Felix, out of after-school care because he didn’t want to go anymore. Chloe and her husband were paying a lot of money monthly for the care, so it made sense to take their son out. The next day, Chloe mentioned to her mother that they were removing Felix from the program. Genevieve said it was a bad idea, went behind Chloe’s back and called up her husband and said, “We need to have a meeting about this. I don’t want my grandson leaving the after school care. Felix is too young at 11 years of age to go home on the bus alone.” Chloe’s husband told Genevieve that the decision had already been made and an email had been sent to remove him from the program.

What was shocking about the situation is that Genevieve actually thought that it was her decision to make, even though she was not her Grandson’s primary caregiver or paying the monthly fee. She was now interfering in Chloe’s parenting decisions and her marriage. Genevieve just could not respect Chloe’s basic boundaries as a person or as an adult.

Have one of the comebacks below ready for the next time they cross the line. Remember, what you will allow is what will continue.

Comebacks for someone who won’t respect boundaries

  1. No means no, now let it go.
  2. I’m sorry you got offended that one time you were treated the way you treat everyone all the time.
  3. I know, I know, I stood up for myself, I’m such a bitch.
  4. Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do.
  5. WHAT part of NO don’t you understand?
  6. Please cancel my subscription to your issues.
  7. You have a right to your opinion and I have a right to ignore it.
  8. I think it’s funny that people who treat you like crap get offended when you do the same to them.
  9. Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to people that stress you out.
  10. Your inappropriateness knows no boundaries.

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