i'd work the whole "this is sort of borderline incestuous, isn't it?" angle myself

I'll pretend to be his sister if he's cute enough.

Just tell him the truth - you don't want to go out with him, and you'll see the movie and all, but that's it. What the "f" is the problem with that?

Throw in the "Let's just be friends" line - if he's got any brains at all, he'll drop you like a bad job.

Which is what you want, right?

Outside of drugs, alcohol or a wicked ass-beating, any suggestions on getting a "very nocturnal" 6-year old to sleep?

Just throwing it out there ....

A good cry. Tell 'em Old Yeller's dead.

But seclusion in a room with nothing to do that they can't get out of always worked for me. If they get frustrated, better. They'll tire themselves out, get bored, and sleep.

BED TIME STORIES! Read him Black Beauty. The one about the horse, not the other one.

Start yawning and hope he/she is suggestible.

I made the mistake of watching "The Real Housewives of Orange County" today. It only reinforced my existing belief that if Orange County simply disappeared, the word would probably be better off.

Seriously. When one says to the other, "You look so pretty", she doesn't say "thanks, you too"...she says, "Oh, do I?!?"

I agree, in fact all of Florida should disappear.

orange county is in california

Fun Fact, Disneyland is in both Orange County's

It's also in upstate NY; what the hell?

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, that's where that OC Chopper place is I think.

Yeah, it's next door to a factory my dad has to visit all the time. He said in the past 10 years they've built like crazy and now it's practically an amusement park when it used to just be a garage.

yes, i did tell him that i did not like him and did not want a boyfriend, but then my mother told him that i was just being shy. i also did not want to go on the date, but my mother had already accepted on my behalf and now it's too late to back out.

i don't have much experience with kids so this probably won't be helpful but you could always try it when all else fails

instead of attempting to get the child to sleep, just make it comfortable, show that it isn't a big deal to you and i think they'd just relax and eventually fall to sleep. instead of 'bed time' make it 'quiet time'.

that seems like it may work on kids, because in the little experience i do have, by trying to force the child to sleep and making a big thing of it they just become more stubborn and reluctant. just mentioning 'bedtime' can make them bounce off walls. :(

Another thing is that kids assume all the best stuff happens after they go to sleep. Maybe if you did something super-boring, the kid would lose interest.

Tell him to do jumping jacks until he's tired.

I'm pretty sure that this isn't a real date and that your mother is just trying to get you to have some sort of actual human interaction, which is ironic considering the fact that she chose to home school you.

Thanks for the suggestions - I guess doing work on the computer was a good choice, because she's out for the count. YE GODS but she's a tough cookie. (I might have met my match here.) ;) I don't know if this counts as doing something really boring, but maybe ....

Excuse me, but your mom accepts dates for you? And he thinks this is OK? Maybe he should date your mom. :eek

If you feel you've got no choice, then go, and make the best of a lousy situation. At the end of the date, shake his hand and say "Thanks."

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Tell him to fuckin' beat it.

Watched this last night. Tak Sakaguchi is pretty awesome. Just sayin'.

Jesus. I hate when I'm about to post some useless form of advice and some asshole jumps in and puts up a f*cking poster.

F*ck me?! No, f*ck you!

Oh! So YOU'RE that ASSHOLE!