[aMarylandfamily]

Have seen many of you refer to having "sit ins' vs. "sit outs" from activities and are having our first today ... boy are they not fun. Our 12 year old wishes to do little or nothing as a family and balked today at a family activity planned for tonight when the house he was staying at cancelled and the nastier he got the more consistent I became ... thus - fine, we don't have to go but you have a choice - go with us happily or stay home with us happily (as either works tonight for us) and still have an hour or so before I expect I will hear "let's go" but it sure hurt saying "I can't go to the movies" and just now to a friend at the door who seldom gets time to play (which made be feel bad, but ...) "I can't ... I can't". Did get an apology about an hour ago but not sure if that was to manipulate remainder of the day or was sincere but either way my "sit in" holds. Wish us luck.

Thanks for the advice ... know it will help with the next time but as I said the first "is not fun"!