How to STAND UP FOR YOURSELF
It’s a familiar scene: a friend asks you to pick up her children from yet another party, although she never reciprocates, or your boss dumps a piece of work on you last thing on a Friday, expecting it by Monday morning. You know you should assert yourself, but you hold back on confronting the problem for fear of unleashing an ugly scene, with potentially lasting damage.
The desire to preserve friendships tends to override other desires, such as being respected or being acknowledged as right – and it’s an issue women tend to struggle with more than men. But why
