text: i have a friend that all my other friends hate? she's always asking me to invite my friends to her kids' things.  but when i ask they say "heck no, i hate her"  then i feel bad and make up excuses why they can't come.  i'm sick of lying to her about it all and am thinking of just telling her the truth - they don't like her.  what should i do? gosh i grew up with this friend.  i still am her only friend and whenever i got friends she would make it difficult for me to keep them.  luckily i live 2000 miles away now.   anyway...i think your going to just have to bite the bullet and say look jane everytime i ask them to come they are always busy...so i am just not going to ask them anymore...if you want you can ask them.   that way you get off the hook and she will have you stop asking, and if she really wants them to come she can call them up and invite them herselves.  right?