Wow. What a week! Call me a chicken running around with her head cut off...just in time for the Harvest Season.
Why is it sometimes that the hardest word in the English language starts with a "N" and ends with an "O?" Such a simple word...and yet sometimes so hard to say. I think I had better start saying it...at least a little more. It seems easier to say it when it's in duplicate: "No, no, don't touch that hot stove." "That's a 'no, no.'" See, simple.
Yet when the question is, "Unless you help with the book fair, we won't have it. What do you say?" You say "Sure," because you love books. You love kids to love books. You love the book fair and can't bare to see it disappear. You say, "Sure." You don't say, "No." If only you understood before you uttered it just the amount of weight that "sure" carries..."
Could you help with scouts...just one week?" "Could you help out so-and-so who is in need?" "Could you spare a few minutes to talk with someone...like your kids?" "Could you sub for so-and-so who is sick?" How can you say "No?"
My neighbor taught me a nice little gem: "Sorry, my plate is full." Maybe it will work?So, if you have found ways to avoid the black hole of "No"...let me know. I'm all ears...cuz that may be the only body part sticking out of the before mentioned black hole.
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My current rebuttal is "let me think about it." My knee-jerk reaction is to say yes to people. Sometimes when I have a minute (or a day) to process what I might be getting into and make an evaluation of my life, it's easier to say no!
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