Middle/high school pick-up parents: this is what you actually do with your time?

[Anonymous]

I just volunteered for my son’s Spanish party at the middle school, as his teacher asked for parents to assist with set-up, serving food, and clean-up. This was during the second-to-last period of the day.

When I got to my car, a full HOUR ahead of the final dismissal bell, what do I see? A line of cars at least 20 deep, already forming the school pick-up line.

Are you people insane? Do you have nothing better to do with your time? Do you hate comfort? If your kids can’t walk home from school, you know they have buses, right? There’s buses for that. Are you seriously so afraid that Little Spencer or Brayden Jaymes or Lindseigh Grayson can’t handle the bus?

Is this seriously what you do with your time? You send your kid to school to learn about climate change, while you sit there burning fossil fuels and emitting pollution for a FULL HOUR? What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

You have time to go to the class party!?!

[Anonymous]

Stop volunteering for the class party after elementary.

Also, agree with you about pick up parents.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why it bothers you so much what other people are doing.

I have picked up my daughter from school because she had to go straight to her after school activity. In our case, I'd show up pretty much at the tail end so I don't have to wait, but there have been a time or two when I had to show up early to make sure that we'd be at the head of the line, and able to get out quickly to make it to something like a doctor's appointment on time.

[Anonymous]

No, it was/is rare I picked up my kids from middle or HS dismissal and is only if they have an appointment. I have them walk to a close by gas station or 7-11 to avoid that congestion. Yes, even in middle school.

[Anonymous]

15:36 and follow up question, what middle school has parent volunteers for a class party? Your kid was okay with this?

[Anonymous]

Must be private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, it was/is rare I picked up my kids from middle or HS dismissal and is only if they have an appointment. I have them walk to a close by gas station or 7-11 to avoid that congestion. Yes, even in middle school.

See, that makes sense.

[Anonymous]

again, DCUMers complaining about every last thing.

sure, it is stuppid, but not stupid enough for someone to post about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why it bothers you so much what other people are doing.

I have picked up my daughter from school because she had to go straight to her after school activity. In our case, I'd show up pretty much at the tail end so I don't have to wait, but there have been a time or two when I had to show up early to make sure that we'd be at the head of the line, and able to get out quickly to make it to something like a doctor's appointment on time.

Oh, the Addison Grace eats Chick-fil-a on the way to five hours of dance practice and no homework life. Got it.

[Anonymous]

I have 2-3 kids in my ES class who are kicked up an hour early every day. Every day. They miss math every day. Their parents don’t seem to care. I’ve asked for if there was an issue with someone picking them up on time after school and they all said they didn’t want to wait in the car pool line. They asked me to send home their math for homework. Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, it was/is rare I picked up my kids from middle or HS dismissal and is only if they have an appointment. I have them walk to a close by gas station or 7-11 to avoid that congestion. Yes, even in middle school.

I avoid the parking lot like the plague. People lose their gd minds in the lot. We have no busses so 99.9% of kids are picked up. Yes, our pick up line has the insane parents that get there an hour early. Why I have no idea but it's a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 2-3 kids in my ES class who are kicked up an hour early every day. Every day. They miss math every day. Their parents don’t seem to care. I’ve asked for if there was an issue with someone picking them up on time after school and they all said they didn’t want to wait in the car pool line. They asked me to send home their math for homework. Unbelievable.

That would be a hard nope from me. A hard nope. Those kids would simply fail.

[Anonymous]

Someone else has a different lifestyle than you do? Imagine that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:again, DCUMers complaining about every last thing.

sure, it is stuppid, but not stupid enough for someone to post about it.

+1

OP is significantly more insufferable (less sufferable?) than anyone in the pick-up line.

Get a life OP.