Family asks, and somehow the word "no" gets stuck in your throat. Here are five requests that land on the kitchen table sooner or later.
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Lending money to a grown-up child
They only need a bit to get through the month. You know full well you may never see it again, but you reach for your purse anyway.
Babysitting the grandkids every week
It started as one Tuesday afternoon. Now it's in the diary forever and your own plans quietly disappeared.
Hosting Christmas dinner again
Everyone turns up hungry, nobody offers to wash up. And still you say yes before the sprouts are even in the shops.
Driving a relative to hospital appointments
You don't mind helping, but it's always you and never anyone else in the family. Saying no feels almost unthinkable.
Looking after someone's dog for a fortnight
He chews the skirting board and howls at 6am. Yet somehow the lead ends up hanging in your hallway again.
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Is it ethical to pretend you've read the group chat when you've actually muted it for weeks?
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