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Wow, people. OP was helping when there were exigent circumstances, but obviously that pressing need isn't as pressing.

Do you all just see everyone else as supporting cast for you? The deal is we ask for help when we need it, but we don't impose if we don't need it (unless it's a trade-off thing, or your very good friend, or something).

it is absolutely a-okay for OP to politely decline to continue this. I doubt everyone in this thread says yes to everything other people might ask -- if you do, then people likely avoid asking you for small annoying things, for whatever reason.

And OP still gets to lean on her community when in dire need. This is obviously not dire need.[/quote]

Yes I think people are downplaying this, but 10 min/day = 50 min/week which is close to 4 hours/month or the equivalent of almost an entire workweek over the span of 10 months. As a working mom u don’t have that much time to give someone else for their “convenience.”

It’s one thing to trade your own convenience to help someone undergoing cancer treatment or something. But I wouldn’t commit to trading my own morning convenience for someone else’s.[/quote]

No, it’s 30 mins/wk. Keep up. [/quote]

Okay so 2 hours/month. I still couldn’t give up 2.5 workdays of my life for someone’s else’s convenience when I’m a working mom as well. Especially if I’m in a household with 2 working adults and no grandparent help. With 3 adults and only 1 working FT this family has more flexibility than most. Also I think this family is trying to have it both ways by having free childcare from grandma but grandma isn’t really able to take care of a preschooler and a baby and get another kid to school without logistical help. I have 3 kids and no family help, so I paid for childcare and took a flexible job. Not just cobbled together help for free so I could not have to pay. [/quote]

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