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[–]Had0 points
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I do in very passive ways. I wish I could make a throwaway for this but oh well (edit thought registration was still closed from weeks back. Since I have been on vacation I must have missed it opening up again. Just tried to make a throwaway and it worked. Leaving this anyway, screw it).
So I do this to my daughter's mother. If I want something to happen I don't just come out and say it, I have to make her think it is her idea. I will drop not-so-subtle hints and lay out my idea over the course of weeks but never put it together. She thinks about it and comes to me with my idea and I just give her tons of praise on how good of an idea that is.
It sucks doing this but I tried just approaching her with good ideas and she disagrees just to be combative. If I want to change anything I have to let her drive the decision and she never even knows it was my idea. It works.
My husband's dad needs to be incepted like this sometimes too. Makes everyone's life easier if he thinks it was his brilliant idea rather than trying to convince him.
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[–] Had 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago (edited ago)
I do in very passive ways. I wish I could make a throwaway for this but oh well (edit thought registration was still closed from weeks back. Since I have been on vacation I must have missed it opening up again. Just tried to make a throwaway and it worked. Leaving this anyway, screw it).
So I do this to my daughter's mother. If I want something to happen I don't just come out and say it, I have to make her think it is her idea. I will drop not-so-subtle hints and lay out my idea over the course of weeks but never put it together. She thinks about it and comes to me with my idea and I just give her tons of praise on how good of an idea that is.
It sucks doing this but I tried just approaching her with good ideas and she disagrees just to be combative. If I want to change anything I have to let her drive the decision and she never even knows it was my idea. It works.
[–] SeanBox 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
In it for the long con... Respect.
[–] mr721 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
My husband's dad needs to be incepted like this sometimes too. Makes everyone's life easier if he thinks it was his brilliant idea rather than trying to convince him.
[–] Had 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Inception...never thought of it that way but I guess that is exactly what it is.