Hello anji,

first of all, do any of those friends have family. Do they have kids ? Well they should understand what you are going thru. Anyway here are some options you can try :-)

#1. If they have a family, just make a call to their wives and let them know that you are too tired to cater them. They will understand as they would have gone thru the same pregnancy-cyle.


#2. Your hubby should have a best-friend out of those 'n' number. just talk to that person, and ask him/she to pass the message to the rest of the crowd. Make him/she as your broadcaster, that a way you/your hubby don't need say \";NO\"; directly.

#3. If it's getting tough for you both to say \";NO\"; face-to-face or thru the phone, the best option is to TYPE AN EMAIL and CC all your friends and send it across. You can use as much polite words BUT BE DARE-ENOUGH to tell the TRUTH.


Note: As long as you continue to help & entertain guests/friends at your place, everyone will think that you are hale&healthy, and they will keep on coming. So please let them know what you are going thru.


Good luck.
-Shreyu.
anji replied. Hi Shreyu,
Once again thanks a ton for the words of wisdom. Sending an e-mail is a real good idea. I might just try that next time.


anji