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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]"I'd love to, but I'm swamped these days"[/quote]

I actually think this is not a good response (thought I don't know what would be a good response)
This could invoke sympathy. You're overwhelmed. Maybe this person could help, or lend you some support in some way
That would be the action of some nice people.[/quote]

It depends how close you are. I wouldn’t comfortable offering specific help to someone I didn’t know well — for people I know better, I’m happy to say “hey can I drop off dinner” or “can I take your kids to the park with us later this week” or whatever (assuming no plague) — but if someone who’s a casual acquaintance, even one I would like to be better friends with, I don’t want to be overly familiar. I might say “let me know if I can help” but I wouldn’t expect them to take me up on it unless it was an emergency. (I took care of a casual acquaintance’s toddler for a day while she was having an emergency c-section, and we have indeed become much closer since then, but that’s unusual.) Anyway I guess what I mean is that a vague excuse is not likely to meet with a specific offer.[/quote]

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