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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a tacky group email, especially if you are the only one in the vicinity.  If Betty's mom wanted you (or anyone for that matter) to drive she should have asked privately beforehand.  [/quote]

Thank you. Yes, I felt called out on this, though maybe the organizers weren't thinking about it.

And PP, I am trying not to get over-specific and identify myself, which is why I didn't give the number of younger children.  But this is the reason Betty's mom can't drive her.  If she were an only child, the mom could take her.  But with multiple younger siblings, mom is overwhelmed and can't do the morning drop-off at that time.

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I see.   Then I'm sorry but that's bs.    I am the mom of several children (many on DCUM would consider us a large family) and you just have to woman up and take care of your own kids---not expect the village to do it for you.   My husband is career military and when he has deployed, I've had to do it all myself.   Yes, it's tough getting infants and toddlers and preschoolers into the van to bring the older siblings to their activities--but you do it so that your kid doesn't miss out on the things they want to do.
At the very least,  Betty's mom could be offering a true carpool situation--she drives half and you drive half.   
OP, don't feel pressured into the one-sided carpool![/quote]

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