It's your house. It's your life. Only include those people you want to be part of those things.
My mom is a people pleaser and had a hard time saying NO. I've given her an all-purpose response for those times when she wants to say NO but feels she "shouldn't" say NO ..."I'm so sorry, but I'm simplifying my life right now, and because of that, I'm not (fill in the blank)."
