Could I do this favor with a smile?

The request, via text, was easy enough. When I picked up my daughter, Tova asked, would I be able to give her daughter a ride home?

Of course.

Tova isn’t a good friend of mine, but our paths cross often enough. Her daughter is a cutie, and I like doing favors for people.

Two days later she asked again. Again, I was glad to do a favor.

Then she asked the next day, and two days after that.

Then came the text: Do you think you could bring my daughter home every day? It’s just so hard to get out of the house at that time with the baby’s schedule.… Baruch Hashem life is just so busy.

The message was followed by three smiling emojis.

I stared at my phone. I know how hard a four-month-old can be. My baby is only two weeks older than hers! Something about her comment about life being so busy bothered me. We both have little ones, kein ayin hara. She works part-time, and so do I. I’m busy, too!