Don't you HATE it when people say they don't wanna do something with you, then give the excuse that it's for your own good when in reality they just don't want to go?

1. "Let's go to XX mall!"
2. "Uhhh.. mmmm.. hmmm.."
1. "What?"
2. "I don't know, this mall's parking is bad on weekends."
1. "Can find parking one what."
2. "What do you want to do at XX mall?" (thereby giving you a glimmer of hope that you guys will be going after all)
1. "Eat chinese food, catch a movie, whatever la."
2. "Ahh.. hmmm.. mmm.."
1. - silence -
2. "Think better don't go la. We go another day. Anyway you sick so we go also you cannot enjoy your food. Also, H1N1 virus ah.. if we go watch movie.."
1. - silence - (because there's no point even bothering to put up an argument with such a silly excuse. You'd essentially be forcing the person to go, so why even fucking bother?)

This happens more often than I'd like. In this case, it was my mom.