I wonder if any Moodscoper has experienced the situation I have over the past year.

I volunteer a few days a week at a local charity shop. The volunteers age from aged 50s to 80s and are friendly.One of the men from the day we met decided to tease me or insult me in a funny way and I of course replied with similar banter. Other male volunteers all around my age joined in.

After a year I am  just tired of the endless jokes and sarcastic banter. I realise this isn’t important in the scheme of things, but lately I have been stressed and find the non-stop banter to be annoying and tiring. My dilemma is this person is kind and thinks he is funny. If I say anything I will sound like a grumpy old woman.

I would like Moodscopers to share with me their wisdom and their experiences of something similar. You may have had a family member who behaved this way or a coworker, volunteer, or neighbour etc.

I don’t want to appear like a bad sport but I just want to have a normal chat with the occasional banter or witty repartee.

Leah 

A Moodscoper member