How to say "NO" ?

just say,"no thanks"....

I have never been one to be able to say no. I have hedged on a few things and people got the message I did not want to that for them. the older i get the easier it is for me to say no. I have way too many responsibilities now to be able to do everything everyone wants me to do.

I'm guessing it's hard for people to say no, because they don't want to upset the person, or they don't want that person to look down on them. I as a parent can't help everyone that ask. Yes, i do thry my best, but i just don't have the time like i use to. When there are things that i know that that person can do on their own, then i have to say no to their request. For an example, a friend of mine asked me to go to the store for her and pick her up a soda. I didn't see a problem with it if i had to go to the store for myself. But you see i have three children, (ages 4, 3, and 8 months old) that i will have to pull out of the car on my own and take into the store. It would be much harder for me to get a to a store then it would for her. Some reasons are... she and her husband were not working that day, they both have a car of there own, and they have no children that they have to take to the store, plus i live 6 miles away from a store, and she lives so close to a store that she can walk. i see that couple as lazy and they want everyone to do things for them. so when they call, i either don't answer the phone, (because i know that they will want me to do something, that they are more than able to do for themselves) or let my hubby answer the phone.

you have to be tough in life and have to get bold to say no.. so just do it buddy