To hesitate to give lessons for free?

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I am a lecturer and an acquaintance of mine gave my details to a Ukrainian refugee who asked me to tutor her child for free in my subject. I am hesitating - I have a lot of work and 3 children myself. I have very little spare time. BUT the situation in Ukraine is awful at the moment, and do feel for them. Am I a heartless b and should I help them?

I think if you start as a trial or taster, you'll be drawn into giving more and more lessons. It's absolutely okay to say no to this. Your acquaintance should never have offered or suggested this to the person. They can be the one to tell them no.

What have you decided, op? I was just thinking that if you were happy providing the lessons, you wouldn’t be posting, so I guess your initial reaction is that you didn’t want to do them.

You don’t have to do them, and don’t feel guilty saying no. You wouldn't be a baddy in refusing the request.