"My friend said, I am going to be very selective about who I include because there are some people who seem to think the more, the merrier,' and we just can't have that. The time you asked me to include your mother at Easter, my table was at its max capacity. I was shocked. That request was made 10 years ago and was cheerfully accommodated."
"You do have a choice, but it's not a tasty one. Your Very Rude Friend is expecting that you will promise not to transgress again, after which you will be issued an invitation to the new group. If you understandably do not wish to eat crow as a precursor to more gourmet delicacies, you should abandon hope of entry into the new group, abandon the friendship, or both."
A close friend excluded the person from a new rotating gourmet dinner group, citing selectivity and referencing a request made ten years earlier to include the person's mother at an Easter meal. The original request had been accommodated at the time, and the exclusion left the person shocked and upset. The person is unwilling to promise not to repeat the alleged transgression. Options include apologizing and promising compliance to gain entry, abandoning hope of membership, ending the friendship, or both. Holding a decade-long grudge over a previously honored request appears excessive.
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