From the archive

You like the truth until it's about you

But it's convenient to use one rude sentence to throw away the entire conversation. They raised their voice, so I no longer have to answer for what they were talking about. Excellent. Now all you need to do is drive them to shouting, and you're innocent again. I find it useful to separate two questions: how are they speaking to me, and is anything they're describing something I actually do? Sometimes both answers are unpleasant.