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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with others that you are overthinking this. Why not try walking to the bus stop for the first week then from there decide if something else will work best. Maybe get up and get dressed the first day if you’ll feel better doing so, but I would just come as you are other day. Nod and smile to other parents, if they engage you and you want to engage back, do so, but it’s also totally socially exceptable just to nod good morning if you make eye contact and stand aside with your kids. It sounds like you DID want neighborhood connections but we’re frustrated that people were not responsive to your overtures. The bus stop is a low stakes opportunity to try again and I don’t think you should assume these people DON’T like you - they are just wrapped up in their own lives. Daily interaction will make you part of those lives. Don’t hide in your car wasting gas and denying your kids a few minutes in the morning and evening to be in fresh air and interact in an unstructured way with their peers (which in our own neighborhood, sometimes leads to whiffle ball games or other afternoon fun). From your description, it sounds like your kids are in 3rd or 4th anyway. After the first week you might discover you don’t need to be at the bus stop at all. My kids were definitely walking solo or with neighborhood friends by then.[/quote]

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