Do you ever get tired of family members asking for favors?

United States
November 29, 2007 8:57am CST
Years ago, when my family was close, we would ask favors of each other all the time. And, I guess that kind of wore everyone down after awhile. Especially, after we all grew up and got lives of our own. When you grow up, you just don't have time to do favors for lots of other people, even family members. You just get tired of doing stuff for other people and never having time for the stuff you want to do. At least, that's how it worked out for us. Do you think it's fair when family members ask favors of you or expect you to do things that would pose a real inconvenience to your lifestyle or time? Do you ever have problems turning down a family member, like a brother or sister when they ask for help?
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