Asked to lead the release cut-over on Diwali weekend. Do I push back?

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My manager asked me today to own the production release that has been moved to the Diwali weekend. I can say no, but I'm the obvious person for it, and colleagues covered the last two festival releases. The practical side is manageable. My partner is off, the caregiver isn't needed, and my son is 16 and mostly needs feeding. It's my 5 year old who has been planning the diyas with me for a week, and the cut-over window is exactly the evening we'd be doing them. I could offer to take the night shift for the next release instead. Or do this one and move our diya evening by a day. If you've said no to a festival weekend shift, or traded it for something else, did it come back to bite you at work?

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