tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post1511056622250407948..comments2024-03-28T10:43:04.567-04:00Comments on Them's My Sentiments: MARY Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-46326158534937698142011-03-12T04:55:43.443-05:002011-03-12T04:55:43.443-05:00There is teasing and teasing, isn't there?
One...There is teasing and teasing, isn't there?<br />One kind is playful and not meant to hurt and can even show a kind of affection.<br />However, the second kind is often aimed at people who have already shown that they dislike it and are upset by it and it seems to give the teaser power over the other person. I think it could be related to bullying.<br />Then of course, it all depends on how secure the recipient is. If they have been put down as a child, then they are more likely to become upset.<br />I think we must all tread warily when we feel the need to tease.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-36017503376077234552011-03-07T12:32:29.095-05:002011-03-07T12:32:29.095-05:00I have tried carding wool, and I don't have mu...I have tried carding wool, and I don't have much patience for it. I cannot imagine how much I would hate having to use those teasel buds to do it. And I don't have any patience with teasing. I am thin skinned and have always lived by the rule "don't dish it out if you can't take it." <br /><br />My husband occasionally teases me or makes my foibles the butt of a joke. I think I react poorly because my mother was very critical and a source of conditional love, never unconditional.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402697423507846690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-12340474804265304542011-03-07T00:02:02.155-05:002011-03-07T00:02:02.155-05:00My dad does the same thing. I agree that for certa...My dad does the same thing. I agree that for certain people it's a way to show affection without making oneself vulnerable; but it is ALSO a way of genuinely criticizing a person while laughing and saying, oh, I was just teasing... My dad uses it both ways, so generally I laugh while he's laughing and then think a good long time about what he actually said. Sometimes I take it as advice. ----- I only see my dad a few times a year, though, so it's a lot easier to deal with.<br /><br />My husband has this thing he does with the kids where he runs his hand down their faces, as if petting them, and says, "Smooth this way." Then he pushes his hand up their faces, smooshing their noses, and says, "Rough that way!" Smooth this way, rough that way. Like both definitions of teasing.<br /><br />Thank you for the explanation at the beginning. I didn't know any of that. It's fascinating. We have the same plant here, but I believe it's called a thistle, and also called noxious. How very, very interesting that it is also useful.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-41263448738561549052011-03-06T22:42:30.126-05:002011-03-06T22:42:30.126-05:00Teasing can have a hurtful and mean side to it. It...Teasing can have a hurtful and mean side to it. It can be use as a sneaky weapon that one can hide behind. If teases can be spiny, the use of them can be spineless. If I tease it's very brief and light, kind of wink, wink.. It's not nice to get kids, or even adults for that matter, worked up by prolonged teasing.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.com