Waiting for last kid to get picked up...

[Anonymous]

PP here. And the kid is an only child. The parent is just always, always late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thirteen year old had sleepover last night. I said pickup was between 9-10. Here it is after 11 and still waiting for last child to get picked up. Son has basketball at 1230...
Just venting... annoying that parents don’t pick up kids on time.

I'm sure I have my defects as a parent, but I care about my kids enough that I would not subject them to embarrassment and resentment from other parents! Not to mention it's just rude and disrespectful of the other person's time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

Private school, kid lives 30 minutes away. I don't want to rearrange my day to spend an hour driving someone else's kid home after I've hosted a sleepover. Parents should have declined the invitation if it was not convenient for them.

Fair is you do one way and they do one way or meet 1/2 way. Maybe the parents have something going on and doing the best they can. They are doing 2 round trips for an hour each which is a lot for their kid to entertain yours so you don't have to.

Fair would be you laying down the crack pipe so you can pick your kids up on time. This isn’t a mom asking her MIL to babysit so she can get her nails done then complaining that MIL won’t drive 5 hours round trip. It’s a sleepover with multiple kids that op graciously hosted, and some parents who agreed to pick up their child at a specific time, but hadn’t even left their house until they were already 45 minutes late. That’s incredibly rude behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

Private school, kid lives 30 minutes away. I don't want to rearrange my day to spend an hour driving someone else's kid home after I've hosted a sleepover. Parents should have declined the invitation if it was not convenient for them.

Totally agree with this. But still, I feel really sorry for these kids who have parents like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

Private school, kid lives 30 minutes away. I don't want to rearrange my day to spend an hour driving someone else's kid home after I've hosted a sleepover. Parents should have declined the invitation if it was not convenient for them.

Totally agree with this. But still, I feel really sorry for these kids who have parents like this.

+1.

[Anonymous]

The best is coaching a sport with a late practice time. Every time it’s the same parent that leave leave you and your kid waiting for you to pick up their kid(s) outside the closed spirts venue. All the time despite several emails to all parents asking them not to do this. Infuriating.

[Anonymous]

*sports venue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

You’ve missed the point entirely. More than likely, you’re one of the parents who thinks your schedule is more important than anyone else’s.

+1
If you can't manage a simple, timely pick-up (without unforeseen circumstances), you suck as an adult, just own it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

I have another child at home, and we all have to get ready for the basketball game (both kids playing). Plus they live 20 minutes away in the opposite direction of the games and I have no idea if they are at home or somewhere else.

I have been in this situation. What I have done, is I bring the extra kid to my sons basketball game and he sits in the bleachers and watches while I can take my daughter to another location. I text Mom saying hey your son is watching my son play basketball at x location and I am not there as I am taking my daughter to another location. And it’s up to the parent. 11 years old it is old enough for a kid to sit in the bleachers watching his friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

I have another child at home, and we all have to get ready for the basketball game (both kids playing). Plus they live 20 minutes away in the opposite direction of the games and I have no idea if they are at home or somewhere else.

I have been in this situation. What I have done, is I bring the extra kid to my sons basketball game and he sits in the bleachers and watches while I can take my daughter to another location. I text Mom saying hey your son is watching my son play basketball at x location and I am not there as I am taking my daughter to another location. And it’s up to the parent. 11 years old it is old enough for a kid to sit in the bleachers watching his friend.

+1. I don't get why OP is so upset when the kid was picked up an hour late. When that happens and my kids need to get ready I tell the kid to go watch tv or play a video game. My kids get ready and I text the parent we are leaving the house at this time, if you aren't here we will be at this sports venue and you need to pick up your kid there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

I have another child at home, and we all have to get ready for the basketball game (both kids playing). Plus they live 20 minutes away in the opposite direction of the games and I have no idea if they are at home or somewhere else.

I have been in this situation. What I have done, is I bring the extra kid to my sons basketball game and he sits in the bleachers and watches while I can take my daughter to another location. I text Mom saying hey your son is watching my son play basketball at x location and I am not there as I am taking my daughter to another location. And it’s up to the parent. 11 years old it is old enough for a kid to sit in the bleachers watching his friend.

+1. I don't get why OP is so upset when the kid was picked up an hour late. When that happens and my kids need to get ready I tell the kid to go watch tv or play a video game. My kids get ready and I text the parent we are leaving the house at this time, if you aren't here we will be at this sports venue and you need to pick up your kid there.

You're too logical and drama-free.

[Anonymous]

Wow.

I have two kids, we have done countless sleepovers and playdates, and I think the latest any parent has been is 5 mins, MAYBE a very few times almost 10 mins late. I am never more than 5 minutes after pickup time either.

I had no idea things like this went on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I wanted the kid gone, I'd just take them home. Lots of uptight people on this thread!

I have another child at home, and we all have to get ready for the basketball game (both kids playing). Plus they live 20 minutes away in the opposite direction of the games and I have no idea if they are at home or somewhere else.

I have been in this situation. What I have done, is I bring the extra kid to my sons basketball game and he sits in the bleachers and watches while I can take my daughter to another location. I text Mom saying hey your son is watching my son play basketball at x location and I am not there as I am taking my daughter to another location. And it’s up to the parent. 11 years old it is old enough for a kid to sit in the bleachers watching his friend.

+1. I don't get why OP is so upset when the kid was picked up an hour late. When that happens and my kids need to get ready I tell the kid to go watch tv or play a video game. My kids get ready and I text the parent we are leaving the house at this time, if you aren't here we will be at this sports venue and you need to pick up your kid there.

You're too logical and drama-free.

This isn't always the case, there could be other circumstances when the host is not able to further watch the kid (has a family event, etc).
Cannot be this hard to get the point, don't assume they are able/want to watch your kid, just pick up your kid as asked!