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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you sound like a miserable misanthrope of a person. I can’t imagine not wanting to help a new mom. Maybe she imagines you will have a baby also soon and need help, who knows. But by all means, disabuse her of the notion that most fellow parents wouldn’t care about driving three blocks!!!  Out of their way so their kid can ride to school with their friend. I would give zero thoughts about doing this, so I can’t help you. And I never ask for help myself. I just can’t fathom being this miserly. five minutes?! [/quote]
Not OP but no. She is being taken advantage of. [/quote]
Wholeheartedly agree with this!! OP, someone saw your good heart and is asking too much[/quote]
Hard disagree. 5 minutes 3x a week? I’m not seeing the warm heart here. I would not even have to think about this, this is an automatic yes. It’s such a small thing for me and such an enormous help to another family. [/quote]

People are different though. People often assume that all parents have the same capacity for things but they don't. Like OP this is something I could do in a pinch or for a month or two to help a friend through a transition period but I could not do permanently. This is because my spouse has a job that starts early in the morning and leaves before our kids are even up and I also have a SN kid who often needs extra help. I have our morning routine down pat and could adjust it to help someone out but it would not be a "small thing" -- it would be an imposition I'd be willing to take on to help someone who really needed it.[/quote]

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