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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it were me, I would not mind for my kids’ friends to walk with us in the mornings.  I would set a small window of time during which they could be dropped off to walk with us.  I don’t want to babysit kids while trying to get mine ready, get my day started.  And if they are late the other parent will just have to take their kid to the school.

I would decline helping out in the afternoon and would use work/after school activities schedule as an excuse.  I would not want to babysit extra kids every day in the afternoon if parents are late.

It’s good to help out friends when we can.  My children like being with their friends.  Hopefully they can return the favor someday.[/quote]

How small a window? I'm being serious. I would say our mornings with elementary-aged kids, who can get themselves dressed and prepare their own breakfasts, run on about a 3-minute window for them to leave the house to walk to the bus stop. There's no way both sets of parents could get their kids to OP's house in the morning within a 3-minute window every day. And in any event, on the days my kids are running behind, the last thing I'd want would be other kids showing up. I would absolutely help a friend or friends out in a situation like this for a week or so, but this sounds like a rotating schedule of closures and the school year has just begun![/quote]

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