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[–] Had 0 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.

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[–] SeanBox 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

In it for the long con... Respect.

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[–] mr721 0 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.

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[–] Had 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Inception...never thought of it that way but I guess that is exactly what it is.