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[quote=Anonymous]Ran into an aquaintence whom, over the years, I'd seen occasionally in social settings. DH and I have always liked her and her DH. We were psyched to learn our rising 5th grade boys would be attending the same school next year. Neither of our boys know anyone at school. We agreed to get together at a cafe so boys could meet. At the cafe, we had  fun chatting while the boys alternated between playing games on DS's phone and looking at the other boy's Peanut Cartoon book. About 1/2 an hour into it, DS texted me from across the table asking, "Can we go? I have tons of homework." The look on his face was irritation. He's generally pretty accommodating and flexible with friends. He had no homework, but later in the car he explained his reasons which supported my earlier thought that they had not been clicking. Anyway, we excused ourselves, saying we were sorry to cut it short, but we had a ton to do. The mom seemed to think it went well and suggested getting together again. Because we were leaving for Spring Break, it was an easy escape. Since then, the mom has followed up to get boys together, specifically to invite my DS to play Nerf Wars at their home. Thinking my DS might feel different if he gave it a chance, I asked, but he's not having it. I'm basically coming up with the old "we're busy" excuse, but I don't think she's taking the hint with my evasiveness. For example, I said weekdays are tough and she responded, "How about Sunday?" I'm pretty sure, unless I'm frank, this will drag on.  So, how do I say "no" in a kind way? Or, should I just continue to come up with excuses and hope it dies? Maybe I say something like, "Things are crazy for us right now, but maybe the boys can work something out after school begins." She said her son is nervous about new school, so I'm sure that's driving her.[/quote]

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