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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. I have taken a friend of our child twice to tournaments with us and it does get exhausting because they play an individual sport, so match times are different. I end up all day at the tournament venue to be there for both their games.

Now the mom is asking me to take her child a third time! Not sure what is the most polite way to say no. She has not offered to reciprocate and take my child so far. [/quote]

I’m one of the PPs and usually this is what happens.  Rather than reciprocating, this parent found someone who will say yes and will continue to ask.  Just say no, sorry, you are unable to take the kid.  You don’t have to give a reason.  Don’t worry about being polite.  She’s not being polite by asking a third time.  [/quote]

+1. Say no and move on.

And I agree it's much harder for an individual sport! Like many others in this thread, we are a volleyball family and have taken other teammates. But the kids are friends, and we are friends with the parents, and there is lots of reciprocity in carpooling and meals, etc. [/quote]

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