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[quote=Anonymous]OP, there are some facts missing.  
- where is your neighbor's spouse in all of this?
- why can't the neighbors' kid(s) come to your house versus you stopping at theirs? (I still appreciate that it takes more time to buckle more kids in, so this doesn't entirely solve the problem but might make it easier.)
- how close are you to your neighbor?

For the record, I'm on team OP, and I have twins (and had a c-section and could barely get out of bed in the beginning).  This is a HUGE favor (10 minutes in the morning for an indefinite period of time is a LOT), and I would never consider asking someone to do this for more than a day or two.  I didn't "choose" to have twins (i.e. no IVF), so they were a surprise, but my husband and I got our shit together in the nine months that we had to plan.

OP, it's possible that there are some more facts that could make your neighbor more sympathetic (i.e. her husband is deployed, she has no family nearby, they can't afford help), but otherwise I'm with you and I think you should tell her this free ride is coming to an end.[/quote]

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