Have you ever "had to step aside"?

[Jace]

While listening to a talk show..the host asked that question..
And, it got me to thinking...
Which, I'm still thinking about.

But, maybe 'you' could answer it..better than me..right now.

Care to share!

 

[Pepper]

It seems you are stepping aside Jace

 

[JaniceM]

If you do need to step aside, be careful not to step into a pothole

 

[Marie5656]

I prefer stepping aside for a time....instead of stepping away. Sometimes one just needs a breather to recharge

 

[Jace]

@Pepper..good one.. but nothing is 'jumping out at me"..
presently

 

[Myrtle]

I think reactions to stepping aside would vary greatly depending on why one is stepping aside and what it is that they are leaving behind.

 

[Jules]

Maybe not step aside, just take a deep breath before reacting.

 

[Disgustedman]

Oh yeah, I did, the idiot shattered his back door window. I didn't laugh, but did say "Well, it's easier to unlock now"

A few instances of "I very well know that" came out of my (retired later) supervisors mouth. I just stood there blank faced when she saw the damage she'd authorized.

She was supervisor for 6 months, then retired....quickly.

 

[CallMeKate]

Sometimes we need to "step aside" and let toxic people go their own way instead of darkening our lives.

 

[NorthernLight]

Seems like an intriguing question, but I don't think I understand. To me, step aside means to let someone else take over -- perhaps because they have more expertise in that situation, or because it's their turn. But I don't think that's what you meant.

 

[Nathan]

Have you ever "had to step aside"?

Is that the same as "step off"?

 

[chic]

What do you mean by step aside exactly? I don't want to reveal something embarrassing unless I must.

 

[Alizerine]

Seems like an intriguing question, but I don't think I understand. To me, step aside means to let someone else take over -- perhaps because they have more expertise in that situation, or because it's their turn. But I don't think that's what you meant.

I agree with NorthernLight We need to know more. Could be "step aside this is men's work" or "step aside he found another woman".

 

[Jace]

All great responses
T Y

 

[Sawfish]

All great responses
T Y

Ah.

A sociology experiment, huh?

 

[Warrigal]

On reflection I stepped aside big time when I was teaching.

I was Deputy Principal at an independent girls' secondary school and had been for16 years.
A new principal was about to be appointed for the next year and I spoke to the current one, a religious sister, indicating that if the incoming Head would like to choose her own DP, I was amenable to stepping aside.

At first the idea was dismissed but on reflection was later accepted.

So, from Deputy Principal I stayed on in the role of Curriculum Coordinator and Head Teacher of the Technology Dept and made myself useful to the incoming DP when he needed it.

This arrangement would have been impossible in a government school.

 

[squatting dog]

Nope... dead nuts head on for me. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always head on.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

I do a lot of standing back in new situations (social) til I get the lay of the land.

gladly step aside if some one else can do the job better

 

[Sawfish]

Basically, in the game of life, I want the ball.

Just gimme the ball...

 

[Right Now]

Basically, in the game of life, I want the ball.

Just gimme the ball...

Ok, ok, take the ball! Let me just step aside.

 

[perChance]

I was talking to my daughter the other day. One of my granddaughters, Alice, was doing what she does best - pushing the limits. Alice is 7, and my daughter told her she needed some time out in her room - to calm down.

When Alice came out, she calmly explained that she just wanted to talk about something and she felt that no one was listening. My daughter told her that sometimes adults need a bit of time to calm down too - so Alice, after thinking about that for 30 seconds, decided that next time, they should both go to their rooms.

Alice definitely isn't going to be a 'step aside kind' of person.

 

[Jace]

I was talking to my daughter the other day. One of my granddaughters, Alice, was doing what she does best - pushing the limits. Alice is 7, and my daughter told her she needed some time out in her room - to calm down.

When Alice came out, she calmly explained that she just wanted to talk about something and she felt that no one was listening. My daughter told her that sometimes adults need a bit of time to calm down too - so Alice, after thinking about that for 30 seconds, decided that next time, they should both go to their rooms.

Alice definitely isn't going to be a 'step aside kind' of person.

What a smart/clever post.

 

[chic]

Basically, in the game of life, I want the ball.

Just gimme the ball...

I don't step aside gracefully either, but it depends on the situation the OP is talking about. Could be or .

 

[Murrmurr]

When I've stepped aside it was because I chose to. I've never felt I had to.

 

[Mike]

Every time I am shopping I have to step aside,
white hair makes you invisible and people want
to walk through you!

Mike.