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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These responses are just crazy to me. I understand that you already have trouble getting out the door, but these are your kids actual friends right? My son was easier if he had a friend around. I would offer at least a week to see if the arrangement works. Would you say no to being an emergency contact? what about the school looses power and cancels half the day, would you watch your kids friends then? When you need a favor this is going to bite you back.[/quote]

Ummm good for you? I drive my fair share of car pools and my husband and I each coach a kids activity. Some kids are  not trouble at all, some kids would lose their head if it wasn’t attached and see my house/car as an invitation to test any and all limits. Some families I would gladly help in an emergency because they are part of my village. Other families I don’t want help from for a variety of reasons including the fact that I don’t think my kids are safe in their home or car. Some families only ask for help and never reciprocate anything - I once had a mom who was huffy with me because I couldn’t add her son to a carpool because 2/3 of the people participating only had room for 3 kids in their car. Was I supposed to buy a new vehicle?

You also say your son was easier when there is a friend around. Do you have an only child? Some of us have more than 1 child and sometimes have multiple sports or schools to get to in a narrow window of time. I am capable of taking care of the kids I have, but I don’t need or want to add more to the mix for an indefinite period of time. [/quote]

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