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You are flustered because you are not used to more involved parenting and feel you might be judged for continuing your perfectly legitimate parenting.

Don't criticize these parents for having the free time and desire to socialize. I am the only adult to stick around at the bus stop, and am the one who calls the bus depot when the bus is running late, so that I can reassure kids who start getting anxious.

I doubt you'll get judged, but it would be diplomatic to introduce yourself, or at least smile warmly and greet the adults. If you say you just moved here, they will welcome you. If you say your mornings are really busy, and that you will be sending your kids alone in the future, they will understand.

These types of little social issues can always be solved by COMMUNICATION.
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I wrote the above, and clearly became the target for some nasty sock-puppeter with an axe to grind.

The kids at our bus stop cannot walk back home. It is a central stop for immersion or magnet schools and the parents drop off their kids and leave for work. This is why I stay, because I am not busy in the morning. It's actually a nice way to help. One of the buses has a 90 minute route, it is often running late and the kids get really anxious because they don't want to miss first period. I am the one who calls the bus depot who checks in with the driver and tells me when to expect the bus.

The level of vitriol by some posters on here is probably commensurate with their level of insecurity. There is no need to attack others who don't parent like you. There are many RIGHT ways to parent, thank goodness. The kids will for the most part turn out fine. By all means drop off your kid and bolt, you have things to do. But please accept that others are also free to do otherwise, and that does not make them bad parents, just as you are not a bad parent.

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