Anonymous discussion · Need to talk
Feeling Overburdened by Family Expectations to Organize
On a family call, everyone looked to me to organise a practical arrangement because I usually reply first. My sibling wasn’t given any specific part of it, so it just quietly became my job again. I’m already fitting paid work and parenting around a shared home, and I don’t have much spare time or energy. They asked me because they’d already decided I would say yes. I feel bad even thinking about saying no, but why am I always the first person expected to organise everything? Being dependable shouldn’t mean being automatically available.