I-Language

It was a regular weekday. I had just finished my favorite class, Interpersonal Communications, and I was very glad the school day was over. As usual my little brother Jason was being a little brat, and following me asking me annoying questions. I had just learned about I-Language from the best teacher Mrs. Jensen. I decided to give it a try in this situation. Instead of doing what the little puke deserved, a backhand to …showed first 75 words of 569 total…

…showed last 75 words of 569 total…to eat any disgusting fish, and my mother's feelings were not hurt. <Tab/>In both situations I found that saying the I-message was much more effective than playing the blame game with the crappy you-message. It is very useful, as you can turn a possible disaster into a positive situation. Using I-messages is a great way to communicate interpersonally and it makes things which seem bad turn into a great thing.