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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a mom friend/acquaintance who refuses to let her kids ride the bus. They don’t even know which bus to take or where their stop is. Today, it seems she’s in a bind and needs someone to get her middle school son home. I told her I’d have no problem at all with getting the key from her, waiting at his bus stop and helping him in the house before I have to get back home for my own kids. But because of the above, that isn’t possible. She wants me to drive 20 minutes to the school, be there 20 minutes early to wait in the pickup line, and drive him home. Even if I could have made it work (I can’t with my kids),I won’t do that; this is why kids should at least know how to utilize their school bus!

Am I right?[/quote]

Should middle-school students know how to use their school bus? Yes, I think so. (I also think that a middle-school student should know how to get from their school bus to their residence and let themselves in.) But that's not the question your friend is asking. She's asking you to go pick him up and drive him home. You can't do it. So tell her that you can't do it.

You could also tell her that if she gets in a bind again, you'll be happy to help him from the school bus to the house.

But really, she's not asking for your opinion about bus-riding, and unless she's a really good friend, it's generally prudent to avoid offering unasked-for advice (except on DCUM!).[/quote]

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