This is what I will do. This is what I won't do.
 

 I will not take this kind of behavior anymore.
 

 I'm not responsible for his (her) happiness.


 I refuse to be manipulated.


 I'm sorry, I wish I could help you, but I can't.


 Why did you say that to me? Do you know how I feel when you say things like            
  that?


 I don't want to talk about this.


 I want to talk about this.


 I'm not responsible for fixing the problem.


 I'm not responsible for making others happy.


 He/she needs to be responsible for themselves.


 I can make my own decisions.


 I will let others make their own decisions.


 I feel angry...lonely...guilty...driven...afraid.


 I can respond calmly.


 I can say yes.


 I can say no.


 I am loved, forgiven, and accepted by God through Christ Jesus my Savior. 
 

Learning to Say "No"

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