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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you rescuing him, OP? Just stop. Let him deal with it. Let daycare call him. [/quote]

I've been late to pick up my kids, once even 20 minutes late. It's embarrassing, I hate the little lecture they give me, but I and my kids lived, and I wouldn't dream of making my spouse miss out on something important just because I forgot. [/quote]
your poor kid. Of course, this is not a life/death situation, but poor kids.

Being late because you were tied up in traffic is one thing, but being late because you forgot you had to pickup your own kids or you didn't want to leave a meeting even though you knew you had to get your kids is another.[/quote]

I have been late simply because I forgot. My poor kid indeed (although from the kid’s perspective I don’t think the reason matters), but in the grand scheme of things I really don’t think it’s a big deal. Those times when I snapped at my kid because I lost my patience on the other hand, that I really feel guilty about.

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NP: If you think 20 minutes late one time = poor kid, you need the book The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Our kids need to experience minor upsets and stresses and they need adults who can model that these things are not a catastrophe. If this was my spouse, I'd say "are you blocking off your pickup times in your calendar? That's what I do and I hope you will too because next time I'm not running over when you agreed to do pickup."[/quote]

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