BS

“I have nothing else to say.  I’m done talking about this subject.”  Those two sentences can really unnerve some people and considered confrontational; however, I see them differently. I call them Boundary Statements and I do use them regularly. I use them when I see dialog escalating from conversation to confrontation.  It is not a matter of cutting off someone’s communication. Rather, it is me removing myself from a situation that is going nowhere fast.

I love debates and discussions as long as they are providing something meaningful to both sides.  When the conversation shifts and the barbs come out, that’s my queue to use a boundary statement and take myself out of the conversation. It is not about disrespecting the other’s position.  It’s about me not wanting to be in a situation that has no positive outcome.  For me, BS is a good thing.  If everyone employed a little more BS, the world would be a better place.