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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t think you feel guilty at having to say no. You feel uncomfortable that negative feelings may be directed towards you by saying no, but don’t really care about the sibling feeling sad that they can’t come or the parent feeling irritated that her kid can’t come. It’s not that you are super nice, it is that you have trouble standing up for yourself in these small situations. I don’t blame you for your feelings (there is nothing wrong with them) but you should see this as an opportunity to be polite yet firm and to accept any negativity towards you with equanimity because my guess is that if you have trouble with this small situation, you probably have trouble standing up for yourself in cases that really matter. This is good practice for you to develop that skill, OP, since the stakes are so low. Good luck.[/quote]
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