Well, school’s been in session a couple of weeks, and now it’s clear how I’ll be spending all that free time I thought I’d have.
In the car. Driving them all to and from school.
After our move, it turns out that NOBODY is able to ride the school bus, due to the faraway location of the bus stop and the fact that the middle two kids wanted to stay at their old school (which we are no longer zoned for). Plus the twins go to preschool three mornings a week.
The thing that makes this really maddening is that the high school lets out at a different time every day.
I’m serious.
They get out at 1:47 on Mondays, 1:55 on Tuesdays, 1:47 again on Wednesdays, 2:30 on Thursdays, and 2:40 on Fridays.
Unless it’s a four-day week, in which case it’s 1:47, 1:55, 2:30, and 2:40.
Oddly enough, they do manage to START at the same time each day…
I cannot imagine who thought this was a good idea. Some anonymous administrator with no children?
In any case, I’m spending a lot of time in the car, and so are the twins, who are NOT enjoying being forcibly detained in their car seats for a couple of hours each day. And they’re not shy about voicing their displeasure.
I’m stocking up with snacks and diversions like I’m settling in for a siege every time we get in the car. I think they’re getting used to it…
But the worst part is being stuck in a long line of cars when a recently potty-trained toddler starts screaming, “I have to go POOP!”
I’d like to see that anonymous administrator sit through THAT a few times.
above image from free-extras.com
Oh, I feel for you! Bad enough for you alone to be in the car so long, but to have little ones with you makes it hard to endure. I'll bet they do get used to it. I don't know if you have some music in the car, but sometimes singing helps.
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