Anonymous wrote:Your husband can’t figure out what to do for half an hour?

Go to the grocery store, pick up dinner, call his mom, read some football stats on his phone, get gas, go to Home Depot. You need others for ideas to kill half an hour????

This exactly. Both the OP and her husband sound like idiots.

Just echoing everyone else..... 30 minutes to kill sounds like a great "problem" to have! I could think of so many ways to fill this time - pick up drycleaning, grab some groceries, work a little later, chill in the car, go for a walk, grab coffee.

Anonymous wrote:Why crowdsource this?

Because so many people respond . . .

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Anonymous wrote:Waiting around for kids is part of having kids. He'll have to wait.

This.

I can’t believe this is even a question.

I can't believe you took the time to post s snarky comment.

OP, can you imagine a situation where your DH was worrying about whether you'd want to wait for 30 minutes and trying to come up with a solution, including crowd-sourcing it?

Tell him that pickup is at 6:30 and I'm sure he will figure out the rest, including how to occupy himself for that 30 min.

WOW. OP, tell us more about your life and your DH’s life that you haven’t dealt with something like this before now. Parenting = waiting. A half hour is nothing!

Anonymous wrote:DD8 has a drop-off event tomorrow, 4:30-6:30. I’m dropping her off then heading back home. My plan was for DH to pick her up on his way home from work, but that would be around 6. Would you have her miss half hour, or go back out? I doubt he will want to sit in his car and wait after work. Thoughts?

He can figure out what he wants to do. I would not spend time worrying about this.

I am dying to hear OP's explanation for this entire thread.

Wow he won’t wait to pick up his kid? Why not? He would rather be home and have you go back?? His time is more valuable?

Your husband can’t figure out what to do for half an hour?

Go to the grocery store, pick up dinner, call his mom, read some football stats on his phone, get gas, go to Home Depot. You need others for ideas to kill half an hour????

Do you shelter your husband from all the 'inconveniences' of having kids? I can't believe you would think about going back out again instead of him staying at work a little later, running an errand in between, reading a book, going into the party early, etc. etc. It would NEVER cross my mind to have a 2nd thought about someone needing to wait a bit to hit the timing right for a pickup. Waiting on kids is how I actually get to read books!

Anonymous wrote:Waiting around for kids is part of having kids. He'll have to wait.

This OMG

Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on what kind of event. A little kid birthday party, there's no reason you need to stay exactly 2 full hours.

A lot of times, the cake is at the end. I wouldn't want my kid to miss out on the singing, cake, etc

I don't want to do the laundry or make dinner every night but oh well. It's part of my job as a parent. He can wait.

Anonymous wrote:Fine for kids to learn the world doesn't revolve around them. Adults have adult responsibilities. Kids' lives can fold into that. In reality, your husband will probably get there at 6pm and be leaving the party at 6:15p, or may get to talking with someone there. If your kid would make a scene about it, they really are too spoiled.

He doesn’t have anything to do. He just might not want to wait. He can burn a half hour in the car to allow his daughter to stay at the event.