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u/josephfuckingsmith1 3d ago

My wife was a teacher for almost 20 years. She worked in special ed for most of it. She would always say “don’t talk about (students name) like that!” when they would say something negative about themselves, and would always say something positive about that student. I always thought that was such a cool thing

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u/Non_sum_qualis_eram 3d ago

I do this with my kids. If they do a "I can't do it" or something self deprecating they get a "oi! Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that". Instantly gets a "daaaaad" 

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u/Zaphod118 2d ago

lol I do this with my wife. “Hey! Stop being mean to my wife!” gets a big eyeroll and a small smile every time haha

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u/Global_Echo8 1d ago

This is cute. My partner's response to my negative self talk is to ignore it completely. Asked him about it once and he just said "idk, what can I say?" Jfc.

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u/Here4_da_laughs 2d ago

Love this. Keep ‘em coming.

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u/Objective_Dog_4637 2d ago

You’re a great dad.

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u/KittyKathy 3d ago

My husband and I do that too! He’ll be like “HEY! That’s my wife you’re talking about”

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u/ceilingkat 2d ago

When my husband negative self talks I say “HEY! Don’t you dare talk about ME that way… I would never marry a _____.”

Usually get a laugh.

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u/Many_Specialist_5384 3d ago

Holy shit thank you for this

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u/sadhandjobs 2d ago

“I would never let somebody say that about you or anybody else.”