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[quote=Anonymous]Mom of twins here. I am shocked at how so many jumping on OP calling her selfish. YES twins are hard - but so is a singleton. Helping out for the first few weeks was tremendously kind of you but this family imposing on your for 10 weeks with no end in sight is crazy!!!! No way would I be giving away those 10 minutes almost 3 months in with out a great deal of resentment. What that time would be taking away from my family is huge. It is not just '10 minutes' it is the very short amount of time I have with my kids before we all head off to our days. It takes away from our ability to talk, time I can't get a sense of what is going on with my kids - just time that my kids know they have my attention 100%. This family - if they really need help - should be reaching out to others - not just dropping this all on you. Twins are at times more than double the work but I (like most people now) choose to have twins but even if they ended up with spontaneous identical quadruplets YOU have done way more than anyone should expect you to and all those decrying the ONLY 10 minutes can pass on their names to this family and step in for you. OP - I know it may be awkward to end as being direct may be met at this point by this obviously entitled family so to end it - change up your life where you need to stop in a visit you parents/stop by work/have to drop off stuff and say - I can't do this past X date. So glad I was able to help these last 3 dang months but no can do anymore. How they take the end of this entitlement is their business - but you owe them nothing - though they owe you a huge thanks! Again - I had twins and know its hard but that is not any one else's responsibility to step in for[/quote]

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