I have a hard time letting people know how I really feel. I can deliver the most heartbreaking news feeling like I need a good cry in the same even tone without flinching.
In the same regard, I can't control that, and many people never know when to take me serious. That in itself is another problem....
DD's 19 year old BF came over and he started cussing in front of my DD and GD. I respectfully told him me glock was loaded. He laughed. I pulled my shirt up to show him the grip. He shut up.
Stuff like that.