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Picking up and dropping off...how do you do it?

My one friend's house was the goto place was about 1/4 mile from my house.
One of the other kids that was always there lived about a mile away and then there were two sisters that lived about 2 1/2 miles away.

And we would walk them home a lot. :lol:
 
My house was the goto house. Everyone came here. If I needed to pick someone up or take someone home, no problem. If the kids were going somewhere, the show, practice, basically we parents took turns. Except for one parent, everyone drove.
 
mrs.melton08 said:
My DS16 has 2 friends who live 20-30 minutes away. I do not think their parents have EVER transported there kids here and only once has one of the mom's picked him up from us. I have started to complain some and it is becoming more and more irritating. This has been going on for a good 5 years.

It is what it is and :hah:I cant wait until all of these kids can drive :)
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Be very careful what you wish for :)
 
It's nice when they can drive.

I would give rides to the kids' friends, but honestly, my kids were the visitors. They don't often have friends here, they go places. But I definitely was the taxi for that.

I always wanted my boys to be able to play, so driving didn't bother me. I try to balance the quality of the experience against my own irritation level.

The only thing that surprises me is that your DH is semi against something that makes your son happy / that your son wants. I was under the impression that (for lack of a better way to say this) what your son wants, he gets. Maybe he should ask your DH to chauffer his friends, then it would be fine :giggles:

No really (just being a little lighthearted there), I never had a problem running around. But we did SO much driving with our split family stuff, etc.

MrsMelton, it is AWESOME WHEN THEY CAN DRIVE THEMSELVES! :woo:
 
I don't really keep track of who does more pick up/drop off. I think it probably pretty much evens out over time. Usually, one family does the pick up and the other does the drop off, but many times, it is just whomever it is more convenient for. If one of us is going out for something else anyway, that person may take both ends of the taxi. My oldest DD has some pretty awesome friend parents that would/still do take the later shift as they knew it was harder for me to get out with a much younger one already in bed for the nite and DH traveling. I feel I have always done my share of the transporting, but have been really grateful for the other families being so flexible too.

And as far as the hip hip hooray when they can drive, IDK, the jury is still out on that one. I just worry so much when my DD or one of her friends is driving. Especially when it is raining or snowing.
 
i think its a matter of making arrangements with the kids parents what i do is while they r on the phone with me....for example: My dd friend from church calls and want to have a playdate i always ask the mom "do u want me to drop off or pick up?" so i can spread the love and the high $$ oif gas....but i rather have kids over my house were i can monitor the kids rather than them over their friends house anytime....as far as feeding them im making food for my family so it doesnt really make any difference if ill make another serving cuz if the kid dont eat ii have some for lunch....
 
I don't think you're wrong for picking up and dropping off more often. Out of ds 3 closest friends, with one it's pretty even. With one I do way more driving, but the boys hang out at their house more, so I figure it evens out. And with the third I'm good friends with the mom, so I usually go with.
 
LWmommyof3 said:
I want to be a ****y **** and agree with him because IN THIS INSTANCE he is right. That being said I do sometimes pick up dd friends to play because they are home alone and parents are at work. I am talking about the next subdivision though, 10 minutes tops. I had one of her friends want to be picked up and dropped off every time from 30 min each direction. I wil not be a doormat, she doesnt see that little girl very much anymore.
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No worries. I don't post these questions to have everyone agree with me. I am MUCH more interested in how diverse the answers will be. And for some honest discussion.

I love diversity and seeing how others do it. That is why I ask.:dance::dance::dance:
 
blonditz said:
I don't think you're wrong for picking up and dropping off more often. Out of ds 3 closest friends, with one it's pretty even. With one I do way more driving, but the boys hang out at their house more, so I figure it evens out. And with the third I'm good friends with the mom, so I usually go with.
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I DO miss this. :pout: :pout:

Even if her DS stayed more hours than she did. If DS had a playdate with the son, I got one with the mom.:dance::dance:

I miss her visits too. :pout:
 
eecwz said:
Be very careful what you wish for :)
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By the time they can drive with each other teens in cars, he will basically be out of high school, so no worries for me. I just want him to drive himself there because as someone else said the taking the 2 and 3 year old back and forth is a lot. And I hate to drive too.

LOVE the probationary license rules in Indiana!
 
This is a non issue for us since ALL of DD's friends live locally...no more than a mile away. IF DD goes to their house we drop her off and pick her up. IF her friends come here than their parents are expected to drop them off and pick them up...every so often we have done favors for one another and they have dropped my DD back her and vice versa. We try to take turns as to alternating between homes so that kids don't spend too much time at any one house. But, if I had to drive my DD more than 20 mn. away she would be severely limited with how often she could play! :-)
 
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