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Viva_La_Revolution

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1. I used to tell my boys not to be bossy when they were ordering others around

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 12:16 PM

Mar 2014

and I just told a grandson to stop being bossy a few weeks ago.

Being bossy is rude and I won't stop encouraging them to be nice and take others feelings into consideration.

If they were girls I would have told them the exact same thing.

synonyms: domineering, pushy, overbearing, imperious, officious, high-handed, authoritarian, dictatorial, controlling

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Ban 'Bossy' and Reject 'Angry': Why We Must Stop the Mislabeling of Black Women [View all] ismnotwasm Mar 2014 OP

I used to tell my boys not to be bossy when they were ordering others around Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2014 #1

The post was focusing more ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #2

Here's the thing JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #4

I saw the post about Beyonce - was it last week? JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #3

I want to keep it part of *a* conversation ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #5

I knew you would get JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #6

Thank you ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #7