Wednesday, 12 December 2007 | 7:09 pm

I know all about...

...dealing with difficult people. The worst kinds are the ones who are stubborn, angry and have loud voices. The kind that whenever you talk to them, you have to constantly gauge their mood, to make sure you aren't about to get ear bashed. The kind that accuse you of being 'calculative' when all you are doing is making a whole lot of sense they don't want to hear.

The thing about being related to difficult people is that they don't hold back on all the personal attacks. If you met a difficult stranger, they wouldn't make remarks on all your supposed 'personality flaws' (unless they were really deranged).

To deal with this irritating and often loud-mouthed people, don't [for chrissake whatever you do] raise your voice. They get pissed, real pissed. Just keep talking in that monotonous voice and you'll be fine. :)

Love,
Mel