Many of you know I am a twin, I have a fraternal twin sister, but we could not be more different if we tried. I wonder sometimes if there was a mix-up at the hospital. We are complete opposites. I'm the peace-keeper. She is the argumentative type. She will not let an argument go and takes it so far from it's origin that the original point is completely forgotten. She twists and distorts responses around to strengthen her point far beyond their intended meaning. I usually just walk away from sheer exasperation from trying to reason with the unreasonable.

Do you have folks like this in your life? How do you deal with them without wanting to choke the living poop out of them!!

Got a Divorce. That really cleared things up for me.
Dont envy you since its Blood Related.

I have a brother like that. Not to mention I've talked to quite a few people on here that are the same way.

have them not live with you

I love all my family but if I had one who was always showing me anger more than love,,,I WOULDN'T SEE THEM MUCH,,,wink..

I've cut her out of my life as much as possible, but you know there are times when ya have to be around folks like that when they are family. Somtimes I get caught up in standing up for my brother in some of these insane arguments. She is so dead-set that her opinion is the right one, she refuses to consider anything beyond what's in her mind.

I don't. I get more satisfaction from choking the living poop out of them.

She has the same view ,that your exasperating as well,you both agree to disagree..but as twins you will automatically become opposites in behavior because you are twins,and its insulting for anyone to grow up just like there opposite..especially if they are so close in a situation...prolly only thing to do is make light of the situation and laugh about eachother being the "butthead":)

Mmmm...nah, I'll stick with choking the living poop out of them.

You have a point.

You also have a point! And, this would make me feel so much better!

Meh. Some people are desperately in need of it.

Yep.....see how agreeable I am??!!

Kristoffer!!!!!! hey ya Sweetie!

I want to "choke the living poop out of them most of the time well I don't care if it is dead even.

I refuse to engage anymore with them. I say what I have to say, I listen and then I respond once maybe twice, the third time. I just look at them very calmly and try to put my best sage look on my face. State "You just might be right". Then I disengage by leaving or I will choke them. As I am walking away I keep telling myself I have never seen the inside of a jail cell that I couldn't leave from they aren't work it either.

Yes.

They live on the left coast.

Any questions?

No? good!

Wish I could ship my sister off to a coast, far, far away!

I have a couple relatives like this. I try to avoid them throughout the year and during holiday get-togethers I usually just smile, give vague, polite answers and leave the room (if possible).