- Jan 23, 2001
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Hi all,
Here is the situation. My parents are going down to California for the weekend to help my Grandmother move (she is going back east to retire). I can't go with them because I work. My sister (15 years old) has a paper route. She wants me to do her paper route for her so she can go with my parents to California.
About 2 months ago, there was the same situation. My parents were going to Cali (this time also to help my Grandmother get her paperwork straightened and other stuff). My sister asked me earlier on if I could do the paper route. I said "I don't want to because I have to work, so could you find somebody else?" She did not even make the attempt. But, I decided to be nice and agreed to do the route so she could go. But I said "next time you need to find somebody else. I don't want to do it again, and I don't want to be put in a situation where I would feel bad for saying no."
So now, here she goes again. My parents leave early tommorow, and she hasn't looked for a sub at all. She comes and asks me, the night before, to do the route for her. I really don't want to do it (as I told her before many times). I work almost 50 hours a week at 2 jobs, 6 days a week. The only day I get to sleep in ever is Sunday, but if I do the route that is out of the question (plus it is hard on Sundays because the paper is huge).
My dilema is this. Do I tell her no and, therefor, she will have to stay and do it? Or do I go ahead and do the route and allow her to go?
On one hand, I told her I wasn't going to do it next time, and she knows I don't want to do it. She puts it on me at the last minute putting me in a bad spot. It is her responsibility to find a sub, and if I don't want to do it she should suffer the consequences of not taking the time to find somebody when she had the chance.
On the other hand I am her brother and could help her in a jam. The only other person she ever asks is the next door neighbor. He will generally do it, but he is also away for the weekend. So I am the only known possible sub. If she calls the paper company, they charge her a bunch of money (it would be almost half her monthly salary for just the 3 days she wants), which is ridiculous. I would feel a bit of a a$$ in a way because I will be here at the house and could just get up and do it.
So, what do you guys think? I think I'll feel crummy in some way no matter what decision I make.
Here is the situation. My parents are going down to California for the weekend to help my Grandmother move (she is going back east to retire). I can't go with them because I work. My sister (15 years old) has a paper route. She wants me to do her paper route for her so she can go with my parents to California.
About 2 months ago, there was the same situation. My parents were going to Cali (this time also to help my Grandmother get her paperwork straightened and other stuff). My sister asked me earlier on if I could do the paper route. I said "I don't want to because I have to work, so could you find somebody else?" She did not even make the attempt. But, I decided to be nice and agreed to do the route so she could go. But I said "next time you need to find somebody else. I don't want to do it again, and I don't want to be put in a situation where I would feel bad for saying no."
So now, here she goes again. My parents leave early tommorow, and she hasn't looked for a sub at all. She comes and asks me, the night before, to do the route for her. I really don't want to do it (as I told her before many times). I work almost 50 hours a week at 2 jobs, 6 days a week. The only day I get to sleep in ever is Sunday, but if I do the route that is out of the question (plus it is hard on Sundays because the paper is huge).
My dilema is this. Do I tell her no and, therefor, she will have to stay and do it? Or do I go ahead and do the route and allow her to go?
On one hand, I told her I wasn't going to do it next time, and she knows I don't want to do it. She puts it on me at the last minute putting me in a bad spot. It is her responsibility to find a sub, and if I don't want to do it she should suffer the consequences of not taking the time to find somebody when she had the chance.
On the other hand I am her brother and could help her in a jam. The only other person she ever asks is the next door neighbor. He will generally do it, but he is also away for the weekend. So I am the only known possible sub. If she calls the paper company, they charge her a bunch of money (it would be almost half her monthly salary for just the 3 days she wants), which is ridiculous. I would feel a bit of a a$$ in a way because I will be here at the house and could just get up and do it.
So, what do you guys think? I think I'll feel crummy in some way no matter what decision I make.
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