Post by redheadbaker on Apr 12, 2021 7:54:52 GMT -5
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RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Totally agree! My son is one that can’t and thankfully I prefer to walk anyways. I would hate to be slowing down our horribly long drop off line.
My rant is that we have been hybrid all year (with a full day option...50% with teacher, rest with aide). They decided to go to full day starting 4/26. This will be a rough transition for DS1 and it is majorly messing up his services for 6 weeks (when his schedule will change again for summer). It will be a good test though to see how he will handle full days next year (right now he’s great for his teacher but has huge meltdowns for me...his OT thinks he needs more accommodations at school so he’s not just trying to hold it all together and exploding at home).
Post by cricketwife on Apr 12, 2021 8:08:18 GMT -5
My rant is that FIL in England died and his wife (who we do not perceive as "stepmother") will not allow anyone to let H join virtually. Her daughter was willing to do WhatsApp, or we were happy to contact the funeral home and see if someone there could set something up. But she won't have it. H is doing better than I am at accepting that this is an 85 year old woman who is freaked out by "virtual" but I'm so annoyed and sad! H and our kids are his only blood relation; it's H's father and he can't even attend virtually! He's very torn up about the decision not to fly over for the service and this just makes it all the more upsetting. And I was hoping our whole family could attend together virtually. Grr.
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RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Totally agree! My son is one that can’t and thankfully I prefer to walk anyways. I would hate to be slowing down our horribly long drop off line.
My rant is that we have been hybrid all year (with a full day option...50% with teacher, rest with aide). They decided to go to full day starting 4/26. This will be a rough transition for DS1 and it is majorly messing up his services for 6 weeks (when his schedule will change again for summer). It will be a good test though to see how he will handle full days next year (right now he’s great for his teacher but has huge meltdowns for me...his OT thinks he needs more accommodations at school so he’s not just trying to hold it all together and exploding at home).
Oh, that sucks. I hope additional accommodations help.
My rant is that FIL in England died and his wife (who we do not perceive as "stepmother") will not allow anyone to let H join virtually. Her daughter was willing to do WhatsApp, or we were happy to contact the funeral home and see if someone there could set something up. But she won't have it. H is doing better than I am at accepting that this is an 85 year old woman who is freaked out by "virtual" but I'm so annoyed and sad! H and our kids are his only blood relation; it's H's father and he can't even attend virtually! He's very torn up about the decision not to fly over for the service and this just makes it all the more upsetting. And I was hoping our whole family could attend together virtually. Grr.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
Our school district wants us to make a decision about whether to enroll in the Virtual Academy for the 2021/2022 school year by May 1st. Cases are out of control in Michigan right now, we won't have a good grasp on a vaccine timeline for elementary aged kids by then, and my husband and I won't even know if we will still be able to work from home next academic year by that point.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Apr 12, 2021 8:19:20 GMT -5
Ugh, I'm sorry for your loss redheadbaker, and sorry that she is being so difficult about it. Could you contact the funeral home yourself to ask about it?
Mine is minor but still annoying...both kids are home sick with spring colds. All I hear is ds sniffing in snot and dd coughing constantly (we are going to the dr. today and both are getting covid tests). Dh worked all weekend and I was really looking forward to a tiny bit of downtime today, but looks like they will be doing remote school for the next few days.
Post by lolalolalola on Apr 12, 2021 8:20:15 GMT -5
I bought an item from an Amazon 3rd party seller. Which I never do so I don’t know what I was thinking. They sent the item without any box or Packing materials. Just loose. It came dirty and scratched up. They wanted me to send it back for a refund and gave me their account number for the shipping company. (Purolator which is owned by Canada Post). I drove the thing to the shipping company and dropped it off.
I got a $220 bill from Purolator in the mail because the account number they gave me was invalid. Now I’m fighting with this company to pay my purolator bill which cost more than the item to begin with. I’m so angry at them and myself for not just refusing to mail it back to begin with since it was a pain in the ass to get it to the depot. And it was 100-% their issue.
I also had to contact them at least 5 times to get the refund of the original item. So this will be painful. Meanwhile if I don’t pay the bill, I’ll wrack up late fees and probably end up going to collections at one point.
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RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
If that's the case, then you park, and get your kid out. You shouldn't get out of your car in car line.
Ugh, I'm sorry for your loss redheadbaker , and sorry that she is being so difficult about it. Could you contact the funeral home yourself to ask about it?
Mine is minor but still annoying...both kids are home sick with spring colds. All I hear is ds sniffing in snot and dd coughing constantly (we are going to the dr. today and both are getting covid tests). Dh worked all weekend and I was really looking forward to a tiny bit of downtime today, but looks like they will be doing remote school for the next few days.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
When I've had to do carpool lane dropoffs at that age, I un-buckled DS (ETA: I did it from the driver's seat) and then he'd crawl out (I say "crawl" because he had to go under DS2's rear-facing seat, lol). I do think people in carpool lanes appreciate everyone giving their best effort to help the lane go smoothly and quickly (quicker? -they are never quick). For loading, our school had a pull off lane for those who needed to help strap the kid in.
Our school district wants us to make a decision about whether to enroll in the Virtual Academy for the 2021/2022 school year by May 1st. Cases are out of control in Michigan right now, we won't have a good grasp on a vaccine timeline for elementary aged kids by then, and my husband and I won't even know if we will still be able to work from home next academic year by that point.
That's crazy! So much could change between now and then.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
I think you're fine. I thought the same thing. We live in the burbs and drive a ton and DS can't buckle or unbuckle himself correctly.
Thankfully we're elementary school walkers also.
Honestly, I often hear on the boards and IRL that "my kid has been buckling himself since 3" and I kind of call BS on that. My kid could buckle himself, but it wouldn't be correctly. 98% chance a strap would be twisted or not tight enough or chest strap too low.
I mean---most adults struggle to properly belt their kids. LOL
Post by redheadbaker on Apr 12, 2021 8:24:46 GMT -5
What prompted my rant was the car in front of me this morning -- child appeared to be in 1st or 2nd grade. Kid already had the car door open and was getting out. Mom gets out to help the kid get his backpack on, kiss and hug goodbye, etc. etc.
What prompted my rant was the car in front of me this morning -- child appeared to be in 1st or 2nd grade. Kid already had the car door open and was getting out. Mom gets out to help the kid get his backpack on, kiss and hug goodbye, etc. etc.
I do agree they should park if they need that much assistance.
What prompted my rant was the car in front of me this morning -- child appeared to be in 1st or 2nd grade. Kid already had the car door open and was getting out. Mom gets out to help the kid get his backpack on, kiss and hug goodbye, etc. etc.
Oh yeah, that's annoying when you have a line of people behind you.
redheadbaker, school drop off/pick-up is the 7th circle of hell. I keep saying the only way it will change is when there's an accident. Our principal does nothing and the sheriff's dept won't help with traffic. It's awful.
cricketwife, I'm so sorry for your loss and the added stress on top of it.
What prompted my rant was the car in front of me this morning -- child appeared to be in 1st or 2nd grade. Kid already had the car door open and was getting out. Mom gets out to help the kid get his backpack on, kiss and hug goodbye, etc. etc.
Oh yeah, that's annoying when you have a line of people behind you.
Not just a line behind you -- there are cars waiting to pull into the circle in front of the school, backing traffic up on the street leading to the school (which is also one of the streets many use to get to the train station).
Post by cricketwife on Apr 12, 2021 8:33:34 GMT -5
hermione, omg, that's nuts! If you don't reply, does that buy you more time or does it default you to a specific option?
expectantsteelerfan, we could contact the funeral home -- once they tell us which funeral home, sigh, but H doesn't want to. She has made it very clear she does not want him attending virtually and he feels like it would be dishonoring to his father to go behind her back. He also thinks the last thing his father would want is her more upset than she is. Apparently, she's in quite a state. They are getting meds from the doctor and her children are dividing up staying with her. The only upside is that after a few emails with the daughter, we feel reasonably confident that this is not intended as a personal slight, but really just is her old-fashioned-ness. H was saying he literally does not think she has ever sent an email or been on Internet. His father did all the tech stuff. It still sucks for us, though.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
I get the frustration for people who are slow in the drop off line. But DD1 is still harnessed and she can’t undo it herself. We hop out and unbuckle it very quickly. I’m not prematurely switching my kids car seat just because someone else is impatient. Many kids in our carline are still harnessed, it’s not like we’re the only one jumping out.
My vent is that people suck. Our HS just had to go remote because cases spiked. Looks like it was due to a couple big parties at kids homes. People are pissed but the number of cases is no joke. Why do a few crappy people have to ruin it for everyone?
hermione , omg, that's nuts! If you don't reply, does that buy you more time or does it default you to a specific option?
expectantsteelerfan , we could contact the funeral home -- once they tell us which funeral home, sigh, but H doesn't want to. She has made it very clear she does not want him attending virtually and he feels like it would be dishonoring to his father to go behind her back. He also thinks the last thing his father would want is her more upset than she is. Apparently, she's in quite a state. They are getting meds from the doctor and her children are dividing up staying with her. The only upside is that after a few emails with the daughter, we feel reasonably confident that this is not intended as a personal slight, but really just is her old-fashioned-ness. H was saying he literally does not think she has ever sent an email or been on Internet. His father did all the tech stuff. It still sucks for us, though.
I am assuming it defaults us to in person. They've been unclear. I have a call in to the district.
Anyone else have anything they need to get off their chest? Post it here!
RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
Huh. My 4.5 year old definitely can't unbuckle himself and get out of the car alone. I guess I should start working on that? I mean its moot for your issue because we're walkers, but this hasn't been on my radar.
My nearly 6.5 yo can’t undo the bottom buckle even though we have tried. We walk because it’s so much easier. We have had to drive once due to rain and I had to get out to help.
I have another. My husband's surgery scheduled for Thursday just got canceled because the hospital is too crowded with COVID patients. Not a huge deal but it was good timing for us recovery wise and now I am sure we will have to cancel camping or air bnb reservations we have for this summer. That makes me sad.
OMG yes! If you need to hug your kid or they can't do their own buckles park somewhere and stay out of the drop off line! Also don't stop in the middle of the street at the mid block crross walk and let your kid out. I don't mind stopping for people who are crossing the street, but this is a whole other thing and most of the time they could very easily just pull over to let their kid out at the sidewalk. Drop off line sucks! Walking is way better but sometimes it's too cold or too late.
I reluctantly dropped everything and did the yearbook for DD's school once it became clear that the parent volunteer wasn't going to do it. As thanks, I now have an angry parent harassing me because she forgot to buy her children yearbooks. She had 6 months to buy them with the purchase info in the principal's weekly email to parents (the school's primary form of communication) along with a note that the yearbooks are preorder only and no extras are ordered. Look, if you didn't get your shit together in 6 months, it wasn't really that important to you and leave me the fuck alone about it. Multiple emails saying that surely there will be extra yearbooks (I'm not fucking lying to you!) and that your children will just be crushed if I can't reopen the yearbook order portal are ridiculous. The only way to order additional yearbooks would be to charge everyone more to cover the cost of the extra yearbooks (someone has to pay for the damn things) and if I reopen the order, we won't receive the entire order until 2 weeks after school ends, which is absurd. The attempted guilt trip is infuriating. I fucking hate the yearbook. If nobody steps up to do it next year, there just won't be one.
My rant is that so many people are out there living their best lives, no care in the world, when pandemic case rates are much higher now than they were last April. Brought to you by good friends on a group trip to the Poconos which is currently at an "Extremely High" risk of exposure. I just want to cry because I feel like people really don't care about spread and consequently we'll never be done with variants.
I've never been in a car line but wow, people have some feelings here, lol.
Our car line isn't too bad but there are a handful of people who like to stop and watch their child walk from the car to the front door, despite the multiple staff members outside monitoring. These kids all seem perfectly happy to be at school but it really holds up the line and for what? It's made more annoying by the fact that you can easily pull on to the street and park with a perfect view of the entrance while not impeding traffic so if you really must watch your child enter the building, you can do it without making everyone else wait behind you.
I've never been in a car line but wow, people have some feelings here, lol.
I'm laughing at this because DD1 takes and loves the bus, but I'm terrified of the day I need to drop her off. She's in K and in a 5-point harness that she can't undo herself, so I'll need to get out. And her carseat is on the wrong side of the car, it goes on and on. I'm scared of being the person everyone complains about!