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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t mind at all, but you do. So don’t do it. I would simply assume someday I may need help car pooling or whatever. But, petty is as petty does. [/quote]
That’s unfair. I don’t mind at all helping in a true emergency. This isn’t one. [/quote]

But you knew going in this was never really going to be an emergency situation?  It’s not like you didn’t know up front what the situation was.

I just don’t know why people say yes when they really mean no. You want to be seen as helpful and kind, without ever being either.

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Why does a parent who needs a driver for their kid guilt a friend into doing it by lying about the baby's nap schedule? Why not just be clear up front and say "We aren't going to bother making our schedules work to get our kid to school, and though we have child care, we don't want to inconvenience that person, so can you be our free ride? And please don't ask us to reciprocate, because as we mentioned, we have no intention of changing our schedule to help out with anyone's kids, including our own."

It's not the distance or the time that upsets OP, it's the vibe you get when you realize you are laboring for someone who lied to get you to do it and gives you nothing in return, not even a friendship. She's not helping; she's the help.[/quote]

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