EXPLORING WENDY’S PATH
Now let’s put the several skills together in a single interaction. We’ll return to Wendy. She has just come home from a date with the guy who has you frightened. You yank the door open, pull Wendy into the house, and double-bolt your entrance. Then you talk, sort of.
WENDY: How could you embarrass me like that! I get one boy to like me, and now he’ll never talk to me again! I hate you!
YOU: That wasn’t a boy. That was a future inmate. You’re worth more than that. Why are you wasting your time with him?
WENDY: You’re ruining my life. Leave me alone!
After Wendy’s bedroom door slams shut, you drop down into a chair in the living room. Your emotions are running wild. You’re terrified about what could happen if Wendy continues ...
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