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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=CapHillSteve]You get off on it. You are addicted to the endolphins and dopamine from the stress. If you don't like it, see a clinical psychologist who practices cognitive behavior therapy. [/quote]

This. If you are ALWAYS late, then it's a choice that's affording you something, OP. Yes--it's a choice. And it's also a very selfish and narcissistic choice - you've decided that the high you get from running late is more important than other people's time.[/quote]

If there are other people (especially young people) involved, this isn’t always the case. [b]Without fail[/b], one of my kids would have a poopy diaper or have lost a shoe and we wouldn’t realize it until we were headed out the door.

Make sure you have places for things and you put them there. Keys are on a hook by the door, shoes are on a shelf in the coat closet, coats are hung up in the same places, etc. Those types of things really help in our family.

I don’t know how old your other two kids are but if old enough, give them some responsibility. My kids pack their backpacks in the morning, get their shoes mostly on, make sure they have their coats. When we are going someplace special on the weekend, they do similar things and anything else I need them to do in order to get out the door.

The other thing I realized recently is that one of my children is consistently causing problems when it’s time to leave. She is no longer allowed to watch TV or use my phone while getting her hair done in the morning. I’m also requiring her to be fully ready 30 minutes before we go out the door. It should give her the extra time she seems to need in order to figure out what shoes she wants to wear and slowly put on her jacket. She can’t quite handle the 5 minute put your shoes on warming that my other kids can. [/quote]

If it's "without fail" then you plan for it, like it's your normal (because it IS your normal). You are honest with others about what time you'll be there, and make your adjustments early. Or tell people you won't be there. If being late is a regular thing, it's a choice you're making that makes you a selfish jerk.[/quote]

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