Not committing.

I feel bad about this but I have been actively trying to avoid this family we know. There are many things about them that we like but there are many things that we just can't take on a regular basis. They are extremely intent on being friends with us. It is to the point of feeling like this constant pressure in my life to accommodate them and their requests for play dates. Our children are the same age and we both homeschool. We are all into sustainable living but for very different reasons. They are extremely conservative religious people who believe the world is coming to a bad end and that the government is trying to take over our lives. We on the other hand are moderate people who are basically trying to be frugal and green. We are trying to tread lightly on the world and teach our children a life that is not consumer oriented. About a month ago I just set my Facebook setting to limit what they could see on my page and stopped responding to the constant emails requesting play dates. I thought this might send a message but yesterday I got yet another message requesting a get together. I just can't commit. I don't want to feel pressure to agree with the things they say or be someone I am not. I don't want to have to remind my kids not to say this or that because this family doesn't believe in this or that. I just want to be....