We have to go to Golden or the mountains or somewhere out of town this Sunday if you want to come along, my mother told me a week ago.
It's not abnormal for them to go to Golden or the mountains, but the phrase we have to stood out.
Why do you have to? I asked.
We got invited to a party that I don't want to go to on Sunday, she replied. I told them we'd be out of town, so now we have to go out of town so I'm not a liar.
This is so like my mother. Not wanting to hurt feelings and not wanting to lie.
I know a lot of women who have a hard time saying no without giving an excuse. And many of us end up attending events or doing favors we don't want to just to be nice. We're programmed to be polite.
Deep down, I think a lot of us are worried that if we don't make some sort of excuse, we'll be questioned and somehow caught not wanting to do something (when, in reality, very few people question further if you say I'm sorry, I can't).
But for those of you who absolutely need an excuse, here's one that nobody will question. Ever. They will not need details. They will not WANT details.
And that excuse is this:
I'm sorry, I can't. I have diarrhea.
You. Are. Welcome.
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