man i wish ‘no’ was a more socially acceptable answer
like ‘wanna come with us’
‘no’
no hard feelings
end of story
instead you either feel guilty for saying no or you have to give a detailed explanation/excuse why you don’t wanna or can’t go somewhere or you end up going anyway
My fiance’s step-mom (my future step-mother-in-law? Is that a thing?) wrote the above article as part of her “Short Course in Kindness” series and it is phenomenally helpful for those of us who may not have the spoons (mental or physical) to do all the things we get invited to do.
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