This morning, Jodie Jenkins and Mariam Serkal talk about a question that Dr Julie Gowthorpe RSW is often asked: when did it become acceptable for adults to behave badly?
Today, we’re talking about what leads to this and what to do if you are affected by a badly behaving adult.
We’ve sometimes confused understanding behaviour with excusing it. They’re completely different. I can understand why you’re angry. I can understand why you’re overwhelmed. I can even understand why you lost your cool. You still don’t get to treat somebody like garbage.
We need boundaries, but we don’t all need to become the behaviour police. If somebody is being rude to you, keep it short: “You can’t speak to me that way.”
