How to smash roadblocks

You know the friend, the one who's great fun and who you love lots and yet never wants to support the things that are important to you and can't understand anything she hasn't experienced herself. So, you end up spending half your time coming home having had a wonderful time and the other half so p'd off that you want to break things! How do we cope with these people in our lives? Well, i know what my mate Dani would say, start praying for help with forgiveness - and i do agree, i really need some help with that one. I think there's another side though, about how to accept that people are not going to behave the way you believe they should and as long as they aren't so toxic that it's damaging you then i think it's worth continuing to be friends. It's about being able to balance your frustration with an equal amount of knowing that what is important to you is actually important whether it's validated or not, and at the end of the day not being manipulated into something that's bad for you.
There was a great quote on Oprah not that long ago that i love, it was
"when you say no to someone and they start arguing with you, you need to ask yourself, why is this person trying to control me?"
Something i think a lot of women should think about, when you say a clear no you don't need to give a reason, you should be respected for your no, and if you're not, well that says something about the other person doesn't it!

Hope you all have a wonderful easter,
cheers & big ears!