Big difference between what that mother did and saying "I am so sorry , Larla lost her umbrella and I didn't know it was going to rain this hard . Would you mind if she stood on your porch for a minute ?"
And then prompted Effuse and multiple thank yous from Larla

This is so weird to me. People really think it's ok to send their kid up to someone's porch they don't even know ? To avoid rain?
OP, I am trying to imagine if I went on my porch one morning in my robe and slippers and found some mother pointing her kid to my porch and being rude about it
I mean , tornado eminent is one thing but for a couple sprinkles?
Brings to mind the saying " a lack of planning on your part is not an emergency on mine"
Umbrella and rain coat

This is so odd to me. My kids bs stop is on the corner with a house with a porch. There are like 15 kids at our stop. The house was recently for sale and bought. . I actually started reading this thinking it was out bus stop.

Then realized not one kid goes on that porch. Even in rain, snow last year, or any icliment weather. I've never seen one kid walk to that pitch. And it occrrued to me that no one even thinks of doing that. Just a different mindset, I suppose. We do have a few kids that run on the grass while waiting fprbus, but most parents tell their kids to try and stay off lawn. Just difficult
T because space between lawn and road is small.. They are bound to be on lawn part way.

Anonymous wrote:As a parent I cannot imagine telling me kid(s) to go stand on someone else's porch, especially after the homeowner indicated it isn't okay.

That's nice. It's not your roof. I don't like kids that much, especially when they're not mine.

Anonymous wrote:There are raincoats for a reason! And umbrellas.

When it's raining and you have the choice, do you prefer to stand in the rain with your raincoat and umbrella, or do you prefer to stand under a roof?

There are raincoats for a reason! And umbrellas.

Anonymous wrote:As a parent I cannot imagine telling me kid(s) to go stand on someone else's porch, especially after the homeowner indicated it isn't okay.

As a parent, I cannot imagine telling somebody else's kid to go stand in the rain instead of on my porch.

As a parent I cannot imagine telling me kid(s) to go stand on someone else's porch, especially after the homeowner indicated it isn't okay.

Anonymous wrote:No, I wouldn't want that. Kids I don't know hanging out on my front porch? I don't really care if it's raining, they won't melt. If it's that big a deal, wait with your precious little offspring in the rain or drive them to school. Good grief.

I wouldn't want my kids standing on someone else's property, either.

This. It may be that the previous family had kids that rode that bus. You don't appreciate it, so the kids don't wait there anymore. Keep shooing the kid away, eventually the will clue in. If not, wait by the road one morning and explain directly to the mom that this is not okay with you and it needs to stop.

The mother may not be able to wait it out for the school bus because she may have to get to work.

I may be in the minority, but if it were raining I would let the kids stay on my porch. I would just feel bad sending children to wait for a bus in the pouring rain when I could instead offer them some cover on my porch.

But I have a bit more empathy than most people...So I have been told.

If it really bothers you however, it is your right and your property so you have the right to say no.

Anonymous wrote:Was the little girl AA? Their mothers will sometimes go to great lengths to keep their hair dry.

I can't imagine an AA mother telling her child to do something like that. It sounds like a good way for an AA kid to get shot by a white homeowner.

Anonymous wrote:

Unbelievable! We're just talking about elementary school students trying not to get wet when it's 35 degrees and raining. I cannot believe how much animosity there is on this thread for some kids who just want to stay dry.

I would have absolutely no problem with this.

oh no, rain! the horror.

Sharing the exterior of your home with a child who wants to get out of the rain for 5 minutes. The horror!

Was the little girl AA? Their mothers will sometimes go to great lengths to keep their hair dry.

That's why many people won't buy a house that has a bus stop right in front of it.

I don't have a porch or a bus stop in front of my house. I wish I did for convenience. However, if I did, I would let kids stand on my porch if it was raining outside.