How to Ask for Help: 30 Scripts for Postpartum and Caregiving
Twenty pages, thirty scripts for asking specific people for specific help. Meals, childcare, eldercare, errands, emotional support, money, home help, visits. Plus the "when they say no" page, the "when they say yes" page, and a thank-you script library. The inverse companion to the Saying No Script Pack.
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Asking for help is harder than saying no.
The “no” pack gives you the words to decline. This one gives you the words to ask. Specific people. Specific help. Specific timing. Because “let me know if you need anything” is the worst offer in the language, and “could you bring lasagna on Thursday at 6” is what actually moves help into your kitchen.
What’s inside
Twenty pages, fillable:
- A note before you start. Why asking is hard.
- The structure of a good ask. Specific person, specific request, specific time, easy way to say no.
- Thirty scripts across eight categories:
- Meals (5 scripts)
- Childcare (5)
- Eldercare (3)
- Errands (3)
- Emotional support (4)
- Money (3)
- Home help (4)
- Visit (3)
- “When they say no” page.
- “When they say yes” page.
- Thank-you script library.
- A final note.
Format
Instant-download PDF, US Letter + A4. Personal use only.
From Soothemade Notes, a small apothecary of printables, planners, and cards for the unphotographed parts of new parenthood. Made slowly, in plain language.
