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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9029958" data-attributes="member: 6790260">My sister was like this when we were growing up. She had absolutely ironclad rules about what was and wasn't acceptable behavior toward her, but those rules did not apply to anyone else. She would walk straight into my room unannounced, expect to be given full and prompt attention for her interests, and feel insulted if asked to leave. But God forbid you even touched her door without her express permission; to enter, even with just a single step, was an unforgivable sin worthy of instant righteous fury. It faded after she hit double digits but yeah she was, shall we say, idiosyncratic about how social rules applied to others vs herself.Yeah, this is part of it too. Writing classes try to teach these skills but usually fall short. It was really only in my Speech and Debate/Forensics classes that this sort of thing was taught, and even then a lot of folks struggled. I do what I can to try to ask questions apt to induce useful feedback but it is always a struggle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9029958, member: 6790260"] My sister was like this when we were growing up. She had absolutely ironclad rules about what was and wasn't acceptable behavior [I]toward her,[/I] but those rules did not apply to anyone else. She would walk straight into my room unannounced, expect to be given full and prompt attention for her interests, and feel insulted if asked to leave. But [I]God forbid[/I] you even touched her door without her [I]express[/I] permission; to [I]enter,[/I] even with just a single step, was an unforgivable sin worthy of instant righteous fury. It faded after she hit double digits but yeah she was, shall we say, idiosyncratic about how social rules applied to others vs herself. Yeah, this is part of it too. Writing classes [I]try[/I] to teach these skills but usually fall short. It was really only in my Speech and Debate/Forensics classes that this sort of thing was taught, and even then a lot of folks struggled. I do what I can to try to ask questions apt to induce useful feedback but it is always a struggle. [/QUOTE]

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