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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Ever. I don't know *anyone* who *likes* to drive.

This is D.C. - the *worst place* to drive!  No one likes to drive, but we do it, anyway.  If someone's child is overbooked with academic activities, maybe its time to try to comprehend a basic fact of life - social skills and socializing are just as crucial as any life skill.  Our job as parents is to make sure that our children have life skills, no?  What kind of parent does not value playdates; or values unnecessary, extra, academic classes over basic life skills of knowing how to get along with others?  It is this rather primitive idea of not valuing socialization that doe snot make sense, any way you look at it.

If all you care about is the almighty dollar, than let that be your incentive.  No one I know from top schools (I work in HR at a top firm, I will not say which for obvious reasons) - succeeds without basic social skills.  Period.  I see *all* types of resumes.

You can play semantic games and add extra academic classes all you want, but in the end, not valuing social skills makes you lose.  Some people seem to be taking offense to this; thinking their way is the only way, somehow.  It is just not realistic go keep your children boxed up in your world.

For the families whose parents did not like to drive, what was their reasoning?  Did they just think that they were too good for it?

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I basically don't drive -- I didn't own a car until I got married. I am a terrible, anxious driver, and when I am anxious, I get tunnel vision, which makes me an even worse driver. I can manage short trips in my neighborhood -- the grocery store, my daughter's school, etc. -- where we're dealing with simple intersections with lights or stop signs. I can also manage long stretches on an interstate. (And weirdly, I am great at parallel parking.) But getting on and off freeways/highways and changing lanes? No way. We live a block from a Metro station, and I am happy to take my daughter anyplace within reach of the bus or subway; anywhere else, DH does the driving.

(Having said that, we happily sign up to bring snacks to t-ball games, contribute treats to bake sales, etc., so I don't think my terrible driving makes us nonparticipating parents.)
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