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[quote=Anonymous]Our team has a requirement, that they aren't very consistent about enforcing.  Gut people are really good at stepping up for people who really can't make the requirement.  The year we had a kid on chemo, my hours were the first ones finished at the pool, because people volunteered and signed my name, so it showed up that I volunteered for 8 jobs at time trials.  A couple summers ago, I covered almost every shift for a mom who had a baby in early July.  One of my closest swim mom friends, I met because I saw her struggling trying to manage a volunteer job and a sibling with special needs, and I asked her how I could help.  This weekend, we had a meet where I worked the whole time S & T, and my teenagers did set up and clean up.  Since I'm done with hours for the season, I asked around to see if anyone needed the hours.

But there are also plenty of 2 parent families with healthy kids who aren't newborns who don't even try to contribute in any way.  They use the fact that they have a four year old and and 2 jobs as an excuse for everything.

There are plenty of summer activities that don't require your help. Choose those.  This particular activity isn't for you. [/quote]

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