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" Your son&amp;#039;s friend&amp;#039;s mom called several months ago and asked if you could pick up her boy after school. No problem. Now, there is a problem: She&amp;#039;s made a habit of your gratitude and asks for the favor twice a week. What to say the next time she asks?  1) &amp;quot;Sorry, I&amp;#039;m not a taxi service.&amp;quot; 2) Say you&amp;#039;ll pick up the boy, but remind her that while you&amp;#039;ll be happy to help out in a pinch, she shouldn&amp;#039;t rely on you regularly, because your free time is limited. 3) Tell her that you have a dental appointment and can&amp;#039;t do it. The correct answer: (1) The direct approach is the best way to get yourself out of this one. By now, this mother has wrongly assumed that you&amp;#039;re happy to function as her taxi service. If you&amp;#039;re more annoyed than inconvenienced, try establishing some payback: Perhaps you both can alternate picking up the kids each week. If this mother isn&amp;#039;t interested -- or you&amp;#039;d like to absolve yourself of this responsibility -- just say &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; the next time she calls. And if you&amp;#039;re willing, offer you services in a pinch. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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