Anonymous discussion · Need to talk
Feeling Overburdened Taking Sole Responsibility for Parent’s Appointment
My sibling has pulled out of helping with a parent’s appointment, so arranging the transport and confirming everything has landed back with me. I can make the calls after work, but it means losing a family evening and repeating the same arrangement yet again. Of course it comes back to me because I’m the one who usually sorts it. People call it help when what they mean is that I’ll take ownership. I feel guilty even thinking about putting a limit on it, but being capable shouldn’t make me the only person responsible. I want to ask my sibling to take one named task instead of just saying yes myself.