A Balancing Act of Responsibilities
Life can be overwhelming when you’re juggling multiple roles and responsibilities. For one individual, the challenge is even greater as she manages a family business, full-time university studies, and household chores, all while being the go-to driver for her younger sister’s swimming lessons every week. This ongoing situation has reached a breaking point, prompting the question: Is it fair to continue taking on this responsibility?
The Daily Routine
The person in question, a 24-year-old woman, lives at home with her parents and works in the family business. She’s also pursuing postgraduate studies, which makes her schedule extremely tight. Her 12-year-old sister has weekly swimming lessons that last 30 minutes, but the entire process, including waiting for showers and changing clothes, takes over an hour. Despite this, her mother has never taken her to these lessons, not once, even after she got her driver’s license.
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Every day, the woman picks up her mother from work, adding to her already packed schedule. She often informs her mother ahead of time if she has university assignments or other commitments, but her mother still insists on her taking the sister to swimming class. On one particular day, they returned home around 5:15 pm, and the pool was just an 8-minute drive away. She had already asked her mother if she could take the sister, and although her mother didn’t object outright, she did express some dissatisfaction.
The Pressure Mounts
As the time approached 5:20 pm, the woman was in the middle of doing chicken chores. Her mother, already in pajamas, gestured through the window, urging her to take the sister. She claimed she needed “adequate time” to drive and that it stressed her out because it was now 5:25 pm. The woman was shocked by this request, especially since she already picks up her mother from work within 5-10 minutes of her finishing.
Her mother often argues that she needs to prepare lunch for the next day or cook dinner, but the woman points out that her grandmother usually cooks, and her mother typically prepares lunch later at night. This inconsistency adds to the frustration.
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The Added Burden
On the day of the swimming lesson, the woman has to leave early in the morning, leaving no time for chicken chores. It’s winter, so the sun sets at 5:30 pm. If she gets home by 5, she only has about 30 minutes of daylight to complete the chores. However, if she takes her sister to swimming, she loses that window, and there’s no time left before it gets dark.
Her sister used to do some small chores, but now she does nothing. No one else is willing to clean the coop or deal with the chicken poop. Everyone clearly needs help, but the burden continues to fall on the woman.
A Call for Change
The woman feels stretched thin and believes that taking her sister to swimming should not always fall on her. She’s ready to say enough is enough and is considering stopping this responsibility. Many people who have read her story agree that her mother is the one who needs to step up and share the load instead of piling it on her.
It’s important to recognize when your plate is full and it’s okay to stop driving everyone else’s bus. Especially in situations where the responsibility is unfairly distributed. The woman’s story highlights the need for balance and shared responsibilities within a family.
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