"she is now saying that she doesn't want to do it at all since we can't afford the machine her friend has at home." Wow! I missed that when I read it the first time. If my husband ever told me that he didn't want to do a hobby because we couldn't afford to buy him the top of the line equipment to start out, I'd probably say a "I guess you aren't going to be doing that then" LOL. I didn't even get away with that kind of manipulation when I was a kid!