I'm tired of everyone asking me for favors!

[Pennylane]

In the last week I've been asked to watch a sick child for the day (because both parents work), take a child to an after school event because their other ds has a game and they both parents really want to go, drop another child at school in the morning because "that's the only time I could get an appointment to have my oil changed"!

I'm just over it! It's not like any of these people are real friends, all acquaintances who I don't do anything social with. I am all about helping out people when they are in a bind but that is not the case in any of these instances. I'm sorry that your child is sick , but when you decided both parents are going to work then you need a backup plan . One that doesn't include sending her to my house for the day when she's tested positive for the flu and I have other kids here. And I know that your ds really wants to go to the after school event but I had made plans to have dinner with my family before and honestly I just don't want an extra child with us.

Gripe over

Ann



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[Seitvonzu]

Holy Carp! A child with FLU that isn't your own or a closeclose relation? (like if my sister (i don't have a sister) was my best friend and a single mom and our mother was dead or in another continent AND she would lose her job which was the only one she could possible have..........then maybe it would be a reasonable request?)

people really feel entitled , don't they? i would expect big favors in return from these people! why do they think they can even ask? terrible!

[Aishe]

I'm sorry that your child is sick , but when you decided both parents are going to work then you need a backup plan . One that doesn't include sending her to my house for the day when she's tested positive for the flu and I have other kids here.

This is unbelievable. I hope you said no! No way no how would I do that for an acquaintance.

[SummerBaby]

I hope you are saying no to these people! I know a teacher who posts on FB looking for people to watch her sick kids- most recently she posted asking for someone to watch her two vomiting kids!!! People are unreal.

[npace19147]

Are you saying yes to these people? If so, and you feel taken advantage of, then you need to stop being accommodating. Practice saying no. "No, I can't help out, sorry." No explanation needed, just no.

[Pennylane]

Well I did say no to one of them and yes you are absolutely right, I need to learn to say NO! I am just shocked that they are asking me in the first place .

Ann


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[BunnyBee]

What the heck is wrong with people? That's ballsy. Did they ask you to scrub their toilets too?

[liz]

In the last week I've been asked to watch a sick child for the day (because both parents work).......... when she's tested positive for the flu and I have other kids here.

That. Is. Nuts. The child tested positive for the flu and they wanted to drop them off at your house.....

[barkley1]

Wow. I would ask no one on earth to watch my kids with the flu under any circumstances! That is truly unbelievable. I'm sure you feel tKen advantage of...don't feel a bit bad saying no!

[TwinFoxes]

I know it's the BP, but other than the flu one (which is nuts and I feel sorry for that kid) I don't think these are a huge deal. But I don't have a problem saying no. "Sorry, that won't work for me" said politely is the magic phrase.

I did a drop off and a pickup for two different boys this week, and one of them had to get dropped off 45 minutes early, so I'm talking from real world experience.