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[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.

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. 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]

Be careful what you wish for with carpooling. If you choose unwisely (or wisely at first and it deteriorates), you end up with people who are chronically late (and then your kid is late), dealing with last min changes among families, cancellations at last minute, and then if/when the kids have "issues" uncomfortable car rides.

My kid is driving by early fall and I cannot wait not to be tethered to #$%# carpools. It wasn't always this way but as they got older, it has become so unpleasant.[/quote]

That sounds within the range of perfectly normal for a carpool. The people most of my friends don't like to carpool with are the ones that are rigid like you. Even if you are driving your own kid people are sometimes running late or have something come up. Kids get sick or need doctor's appointments or there is a work emergency.[/quote]

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