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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't you just walk him to the stop? [/quote]

I have a second younger child whose preschool starts at 9. I am not even sure what time the bus comes but I know it would be about 40 min earlier than when we need to be out the door.[/quote]

So the family walks to the bus stop at 8:15, your 6 year old gets into the bus, and then you and your youngest walk back home and go to preschool.[/quote]

OP finds this solution far to inconvenient for her. Poor kids.[/quote]

Um, so OP is suppose to rework her morning routine to cater to the whims of a 6 year old who wants (not needs) to ride the bus? Trying to get two kids out the door to catch a bus and then get the second kid ready for school and out the door a second time is a huge hassle and adds more drama than I would want in my morning. If I had to, I'd do it, and it would be fine...but to choose to make my morning more difficult because Johnny decides the bus is cooler than the car? Nope. [/quote]

You never do anything that's difficult or inconvenient because your kids wants to do something? Riding the school bus is a big deal for little kids. It's where their friends are. And it's not an unreasonable request or an unreasonable accommodation. I did it when my kids were little. I took the preschooler in the stroller, we waved goodbye to his big brother, then we went home, got in the car and went on our way to daycare/work. Now my younger one is a patrol who helps at the kiss and ride line. He needs to be at the school before the bus can get him there. It's a pain for me, and I had to rework my morning schedule to get him there but I do it, every day, because he really wanted to be a patrol. My oldest wants to play football, it requires me skipping my favorite gym class to get him to practice. I do it because it's what parents DO. 
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