Would you wait before or after?

[Anonymous]

DC are in a summer camp that promptly begins at 9am. They don’t allow you to sign in a minute before, so naturally as parents file in, a long line forms for each group.

I always arrive about 15 minutes early and I’m usually first in line. This means at 9am, I sign in and leave. If I arrive at 9, I wait about 5-10 minutes. DH thinks it’s so stupid for me to wait so long before. I think it’s worth it every morning when I walk past that looong line of parents and peace out.

So are you an “arrive early bird” or an “on time waiter”?

[Anonymous]

Do I have somewhere else to be? Then I’d arrive early to be able to get going earlier.

Otherwise, whatever minimizes the time the kid had to stand in line. My kids are terrible in lines!

[Anonymous]

What if you show up at 915? Won't the line have died down by then? You'd be walking in/out the same as if you arrived at 845am, no?

[Anonymous]

I'd come after the line died down.

[Anonymous]

That’s my school pick up decision.

By third year in, i generally started going earlier. More time with dad and she feels a little more loved that way. (In your case, since itsdrop off, it would be opposite). Maybe that much more time with her would lead to an important conversation.

That said. Some days for pickup, I just want to get s little more done at home, or she’s been acting up, and I just head over there as the line is dying down.

[Anonymous]

Dad = me. Weird bc I’m a mom lol autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

You are still waiting the same amount of time as everyone else, right? You're just waiting around from 845-9am and everyone else is waiting from like 855-910ish?

[Anonymous]

I am with you. Always early and waiting in line.

My comfort level is early.

[Anonymous]

I'd be early, but my partner would also not weigh in on what I want to do.

[Anonymous]

Wait in the car for 15 minutes or wait on line for 15 minutes? Same thing! I'd wait on line and gossip with the other parents for a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

We like to arrive early to be first in line for that sort of thing. We don't want to get caught behind someone else taking more time than usual, and usually it's easier to get out of there after drop-off when you're the first one. No getting stuck in a line of cars as everyone exits.

We also tend to leave the house early in case traffic is bad. Most of the time, that means we end up arriving to camp/school early and having to wait a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

I prefer to wait to be first vs wait in line. I think it's ridiculous for your DH to tell you what you do is stupid

[Anonymous]

I am none of what you mentioned. I'd show up at 9:10 once the line has died down some. I don't mind being last (usually am one of the last in the carpool line), in fact, I really like having an extra 10 min in the morning because I am typically doing way too many things.

[Anonymous]

early because my kid likes to be early. then she's the first one in and has more time to get settled -- put away her lunch and backpack, etc -- while kids file in. then there is cushion time too if traffic makes us late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd come after the line died down.

+1