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How do you deal with a disingenuous person, (Original Post)
cilla4progress
May 2021
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abqtommy
(14,118 posts)1. The same thing that worked for me when I was a 4th grader still works for me at age 72.
I just say "Liar,liar, pants on fire. Nose as long as a telephone wire".
Throck
(2,520 posts)2. Too early to discuss Thanksgiving dinner with my relatives.
FakeNoose
(40,739 posts)3. It helps to record everything they say
... and play it back at the appropriate time. Like when they just contradicted themselves.
But I recognize that it's a little awkward doing that.
Try trusting your memory, remind them what they said to you in the past. See if they even acknowledge that they said something different before.
