1. Everyone wants to go out for Chinese food but you. You suggest a place that serves hamburgers and fries (greasy, but cheap), but no one seems interested. What will you do?
2. Guess what? Aunt Vivian and her three cats are coming for a weeklong visit, and Mom has gra-ciously offered them your room—which places you in the basement, away from your computer, stereo, and TV What will you do?
3. Your friends have formed a study group to help each other pass biology. Everyone has a different chapter to review and share notes with the group. You were late to the study group and dismayed to find out that they saved the longest, hardest, and most boring chapter for you to do! What will you do?
4. You have watched The Three Stooges every night at 10 P.M. for as long as you can remember. But now, with your new job, you're expected to work evenings. The money is nice, but . . . What will you do?
5. You signed up for the city tennis court number 3 for one hour—from 6 to 7 P.M. But lo and behold! Some other people are on your court at 6:10! You explained that you were late, but it was still your time to play. They insisted that they had waited, but no one showed up, so they assumed they' could have it. Their game has already started, and they want to finish. What will you do?
6. Your sister wants to borrow the family car to go to a movie with her friends. You already told your friends that you'd have a car to go to a party—also Friday night. Your mom's advice: "Work it out." What will you do?
Skill 21: Being Flexible