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Social media post on Mastodon by Dan Moren.

It reads, “ My son just got me out of talking to a door-to-door cable salesman so I guess parenthood was all worth it.”

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[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just say no and shut the door. I don't say it rudely but I also don't wait for a response. It's really not that hard?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Generally they delay answering who they are for this exact reason. If they engage you before you say no, they are more likely to pressure your u into listening