The fringe is, by definition, not relevant to your core mission. Ignore them and soldier on. They'll keep whining, and eventually they'll go away if you piss them off enough.
Frankly, some of these groups you're talking about you should ignore. The allergy sufferers? They can suck an egg. Most allergy sufferers have good coping skills and know how to get through life without the world bending over backwards to accommodate them. I've got them, I don't any anybody else to change to make life easier for me.
The people with kids? Nuts to them. Not everything in the world is appropriate for children. Cons are the least of the things that you need to give up with you have young children. Dive bars, the symphony, fine dining and sports cars all go out the window when you decide to have kids. What most responsible parents do is change their activities to deal with what's appropriate for kids or they can get a sitter for. The people who can't do that, you don't want to deal with.
One of the tricks to being in charge is being able to say "no." You're going to piss some people off, and you can't let that bother you. You obviously don't want to piss everybody off, but you can't avoid dashing the hopes of a few.
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Ignore the fringe
Date: 2009-08-29 01:32 pm (UTC)Frankly, some of these groups you're talking about you should ignore. The allergy sufferers? They can suck an egg. Most allergy sufferers have good coping skills and know how to get through life without the world bending over backwards to accommodate them. I've got them, I don't any anybody else to change to make life easier for me.
The people with kids? Nuts to them. Not everything in the world is appropriate for children. Cons are the least of the things that you need to give up with you have young children. Dive bars, the symphony, fine dining and sports cars all go out the window when you decide to have kids. What most responsible parents do is change their activities to deal with what's appropriate for kids or they can get a sitter for. The people who can't do that, you don't want to deal with.
One of the tricks to being in charge is being able to say "no." You're going to piss some people off, and you can't let that bother you. You obviously don't want to piss everybody off, but you can't avoid dashing the hopes of a few.