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[quote=Anonymous]Schools have expanded walk zones because of the bus driver shortage and reducing costs, so likely your DD is walking a fairly long walk far beyond what used to be reasonable.

The climate here is hardly “nice walk” for most of the year — we have two days of spring and fall, then long stretches of dark cold or humid hot.  With books and tablets and lunch it’s a bit of misery after a long school day. I suspect there are no friends to walk with home — everyone is picking up their kid, see the long carline.

It sounds like you are home, don’t work (I’m 100% sure that would have been in your OP), so this is just laziness on your part (oh the stoplights!). Get over it and be a parent, that’s the P in SAHP, not pharaoh lying around being fed grapes.

Some ideas.

1) most middle schools have after school clubs and sports, so have her take part in some of those — there is often a late bus so it might even go near your home and they don’t check boundaries usually.

2) hang out at school or a coffee shop or library . Late bus or pickup when you have time or are picking up other kids, finish your crossword or whatever you do all day.

3). Pp mentioned having her walk somewhere and meet you. Alternatively you can go and park, and walk the meet her and you both get some exercise, and saved you the cost of that days Pilates class.

4) no bikes or scooters — car line, people rushing home, it’s a game of real life frogger and she needs to be safe[/quote]

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