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He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them.
  • It was a dark and stormy night.....

    Cary is spot-on right with this one. It's not about writing or painting or any other activity, it's about control. You have to say no.

    If your dad wants to do what he does, it's his time and money. But you don't have to be sucked into the position of critic who cannot ever criticize.

    A simple "I don't know" is one way.

    How would you deal with a child who tried pouting and carrying on if s/he did not get her way?