Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I am a resident in a medical fellowship, which is extremely demanding on my time and energy, and my resident mates suffer the same exhausting schedule as I do. Two of my resident mates are actually married, and had a baby last year. I was both impressed and a little apprehensive about the fact that they wanted to have a baby during their residencies, but they always seemed confident and comfortable with their decision, so I figured they were well-prepared. Well, fast forward to the last couple of months...

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They (mainly the mother) has started a weekly to bi-weekly rotation of asking everyone in the residency program to babysit for a night. I have always politely declined, usually because I had other engagements on the nights she asked, but some of the other residents have agreed to help them out. This resulted in them being asked MORE FREQUENTLY to babysit, and has actually made them regret their original decision to help out! I was asked again today to babysit, this time in front of my colleagues, and again politely declined but didn't have a solid reason for not being available. The mother looked a little dejected and didn't really talk to me for the rest of the day, and it made me question:

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AITA for not being more willing to help babysit my resident mate's baby? I know they are under a lot of stress, and I do consider them to be friends, but I think that they made a poor decision to have a baby at this point in their training and I don't feel that we should have to bear the burden of their choice. I am also afraid that if I agree to babysit once, I will have established a precedent for being a possible babysitter, and honestly I really value the free time I do have! I feel a little guilty admitting all of these feelings I have been internalizing over the last few months, but I would like to be a transparent as possible about the situation.

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I should also include that their baby is special needs, which complicates the babysitting situation even more. Any feedback is appreciated!