Don’t Know How To Act When Someone Corrects You? Your Worries Are Over!

by Mark Altrogge on December 11, 2011

Have you ever had someone correct you, bring an observation or confront you about a sin?

How do you respond?  Should you thank them for coming to you, repent, ask clarifying questions? There are so many options that at times you just don’t know what to do.

Now, Wheel of Correction takes all the worry and stress out of responding to correction.  When someone “speaks the truth in love” to you, say, “I really want to hear this but can you excuse me for just a minute?  I need to use the restroom.”  Once inside, pull out your handy dandy Wheel of Correction and give it a spin.  Whatever response the arrow points to, turn the card over and on the back it will give you the following responses:

  1. Pity Party - Say “Right, it’s always my fault.  I’m the bad guy.  I can’t do anything right.  Yep let’s blame old (insert your name here), etc.”
  2. Alien Abduction - “You know, two days before I did that to you, I was abducted by aliens, taken into their ship, experimented on and they implanted something into my brain.  I can’t possibly be held responsible for my actions.”  Of course, you can only use this one so many times with the same person before they begin to get suspicious that this might not have happened.
  3. Nobody knows - “Nobody knows the kind of pressure I’ve been under.  My whole life is falling apart.  And now you bring me this?”  Lay the guilt on thick.  You might consider combining this one with #7.
  4. Counterattack – “Oh yeah?  Well if you hadn’t said you were praying for me I never would have slit your tires.”
  5. Sorry if… This is a good all-purpose almost asking forgiveness for any offense while still blaming the other person: “Sorry if you were offended…” or “Sorry if you misunderstood me.”
  6. Witnesses - “You can’t prove that.  Do you have witnesses?  Aha!  I thought not.  So it’s your word against mine.”
  7. Tears-a-flowin’ - As the other person is correcting you, start your lower lip quivering.  As they go on, make tears well up in your eyes, and work your way up to a full wail, hopefully before they can even finish.  If you’re not used to working up a good cry, you may need to practice this one before using it in real life.
  8. Piercing Stare - As they are speaking, stare directly into their eyes without blinking.  Do not smile.  Gradually form your eyes into slits.  Imagine balls of fire shooting out of your eyes.  Eventually, they’ll avert their gaze, awkwardly back away, then break into a full-tilt sprint to get away from you.

Wheel of Correction works great!  If somebody wants to “have a chat” with you, spin it before you meet with them and you’ll be ready to go.  We also have special editions of Wheel of Correction for teens, grade school children, and preschoolers. There’s nothing more fun than watching your 4-year old give you the “Piercing Stare.”

Wheel of Correction is only $19.99 plus shipping and handling.  BUT WAIT! If you order now, we’ll send you 2 for the price of one (separate shipping and handling).  BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! Order in the next hour and we’ll send you ABSOLUTELY FREE our WHEEL OF EXCUSES.  8 handy excuses you can use when someone asks you if you can serve or help them.  Great excuses like, “Bro, I’d really like to help you move, but I’m having a colonoscopy that morning.”  DON’T WAIT!  SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED.

{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

Elaine December 11, 2011 at 8:01 pm

LOL! Put me down for two, please. :-) The check is in the mail…really, it is.

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Mark Altrogge December 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm

You got it Elaine. Plus the Wheel of Excuses. Not that you'd ever use it.

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Caroline December 11, 2011 at 11:01 pm

Had a good laugh.. and yet so convicting..Point 3 is usually my response..Thanks for this :)

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Mark Altrogge December 11, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Hey Caroline,

Glad you got a laugh! Thanks!

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jon daley December 11, 2011 at 11:33 pm

do you have a paypal button, or what is the address for the check?

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Mark Altrogge December 11, 2011 at 11:57 pm

Hey Jon, You’re kidding right?

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Eliza Huie December 12, 2011 at 10:35 am

Love it. Sharing it. Great job Mark.

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MarkAltrogge December 12, 2011 at 11:09 am

Thanks Eliza!

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'Guerite ~ BoldLion December 12, 2011 at 10:38 am

This is so crazy!

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MarkAltrogge December 12, 2011 at 11:10 am

Thanks 'Guerite! That's a high complement.

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Mark Altrogge December 12, 2011 at 8:51 pm

Wow Louis, I'd like to see you perform!

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Stephen Haggerty December 12, 2011 at 11:11 pm

Great stuff. I have such a hard time taking criticism. It’s also pretty tough to give, as there are so many caustic ways to criticize, it can make it hard to respond properly. But hey, now I know to blame aliens next time :)

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MarkAltrogge December 12, 2011 at 11:31 pm

I hate to be criticized too Stephen. If you blame aliens people will eventually leave you alone…all the time

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