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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know the kid shuffling is epic in middle and high school years, but I am just losing it.

[b]First off, our district expanded walk zones to a ridiculous amount and eliminated buses, so we (and most other parents) do car drop off and pickup. [/b]There is a huge slow carline, so dropping off/picking up each kid takes 20 mins per kid, morning and afternoon. So there’s a 7am and 8am drop off, then a 230om and 330pm pickup.  We don’t live near any friends to carpool with —- I have not yet started knocking door to door to find a carpool but considering it.

That’s the baseline.

Then there’s the afternoon activities for 2 kids — Monday they both have music lessons, one @ 5, the other kid @ 7 with different locations (diff instruments and teachers). Then there is sports practice, just rec, 2x week and no luck starting a carpool there, @ 5pm. Then there is meeting with the math tutor once a week, at 6 pm.

We don’t even do much, but I feel my day is constantly interrupted by the need to drive a kid somewhere. We are not rich enough to afford a driving nanny or Au pair, and I know kids need to do these things as it’s healthy for them and helps with later college options.  But I can’t wait until they drive themselves or the cars drive for me….

My work profit suffers, since I work an early shift starting at 6am so I am off for the afternoon shuffle. I would prefer to work a more normal day.

More of a vent. I know this is just a phase of life. [/quote]

The bolded is your kid's problems, not yours.   Set a schedule and they walk.  Problem solved.  Stop catering to make their lives easier and making yours miserable.  The fresh air and exercise does them good[/quote]

OP said it’s a 2 mile walk alongside a busy road.[/quote]

And it’s not like we live in California — they will be damp, smelly, and miserable lugging their backpack 2 miles in DC weather [/quote]

Can you please stop infantizing school kids.  They can walk or ride bikes to school.  Your ancestors are laughing at you right now. [/quote]

Our ancestors ALL smelled terrible all of the time. In your scenario, just your kids will smell terrible. [/quote]

My kids walk and bike a lot more than 2 miles a day and they don't smell.  What the heck are you talking about?  How out of shape are your kids?

And we wonder why the obesity epidemic in kids is so bad.  And please stop with the "my kids get plenty of exercise in his 1k monthly sports practices!"[/quote]

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