Dear Elise:

Reads like the tutor group ganged up against you, a united front. This may be very difficult for you to change. They may be set in their minds, invested in what they already started (the list they submitted), and unwilling to change no matter what you say and do.

There will always be people who do not like other people. No one is liked by everyone all of the time.

And no one likes to be disliked. We just have to live with the reality that some people do not and will not like us.

You know how some people don’t like broccoli since they were children, and stay away from it their whole lives, not giving it another chance? Similar with disliking people. If they refuse to listen to you, they may be set in their minds. Better give up trying to make them like you and associate with people you like and who like you.

(Some people do not like the very people who dislike you… we are all in the same boat in this regard).

anita