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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is hard to understand exactly OP's problem here, because I don't think OP knows her problem.

Is the problem that the baby was awake today, so OP feels used?

Or is the problem that the grandma helped buckle the child up the first week but not later?

Or is the problem that OP just over-committed and is now feeling angry and projecting at this family?

If she can identify the issue, maybe we can give better advice. [/quote]

No I think the issue is quite obvious.

OP agreed to help when this was presented as a difficult situation with an infant at home -- the school run conflicts with morning nap and we don't want to wake the baby up. OP specifically was responding to the concern about not waking the baby and agreed to help with that.

But now not only is the baby awake but also the behavior of the family indicates they just view OP as their son's permanent ride to school. That is not how it was presented to OP. It's a bait and switch.

And it's important OP say something now to end it because the longer she does it the more the other famiily thinks it's no big deal for her. If she speaks up now and says "hey I really wanted to help because I know it's tough with infant sleep schedules but we're struggling with this schedule so I think I can only do it through the middle of September" or whatever then there will be no hard feelings. If OP keeps it up for months getting more and more annoyed the family will become reliant on her and it will get harder to extricate herself without causing offense.[/quote]

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