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Originally Posted by sexobon

Actually, you got the attention grabber methodology right; however, not the goal. As with others who have passed through here, this is not a venue for effecting long term results. It was simply delivering a short term attention fix, at a controlled level that would hold a short attention span, so the recipient could chill for a little while afterwards. It was a viable outlet for his less desirable behaviors since I don't take it personally or hold grudges. He had multiple avenues of egress; yet, chose not to avail himself of them because the interaction was cathartic for him. No guarantees, results are highly variable. The recipient won't remember the content; but, perhaps the duration. I just happened to have the time this weekend which is why it hasn't happened before and may or may not happen again.

tl;dr

You Can't Always Get What You Want. (But if you try, sometimes, you get what you need.)