To think that its not that difficult to get ready for school?

[BananasInBloomers]

I walk to DCs school everyday. Recently a neighbour approached me and asked if I could walk her two kids as well (8 and 9 years old).
I agreed to.

Except that every morning they are running late. My DC1 is in the next year up so goes in at 9:15am,the others go in at 9:20am. I have my four ready to go at 8:50am which leaves us ample time to get there. By the time the neighbours kids are ready its 9:05am and DC1 ends up running ahead so as not to be late.
They are very slow walkers too.

WIBU to just leave them if they are not ready by 8:50am? The parents don't work so no time clashing there. I can't see why they cannot get the children ready on time. I've told them what time I leave at.
I mean they are older kids,so can dress and wash themselves.

They were ready at 8:50am. I'm secretly wondering how long it will last.

I hope you didn't take them? I am a super-helpful friend, and regularly watch my friends kids/pick-up etc as I work from home and have the flexibility to do school runs. But I would not be doing this for parents who don't work and can't be arsed to drop their own kids to school.

Even if they do manage to get ready on time every day this week, please just tell them that it's too difficult to manage so many children on the walk to school, and you won't be doing it anymore.

Well done for refusing to babysit them over dinner time!

Where in ireland are you that school starts that late? 8.50 or 9am here.

Just tell the parents, "we need to leave by X, if your dc are not here, I will be gonw without them". Then call them back and say "will you make sure they cross the road safely when youre bringing them home?" and just assume this is a new arrangement. Act shocked when they try to explain they only meant for you to do all the collecting

How did it go today? Can you give us updates through the week? I think you should stop doing it for them, when do they help you out?

Well done for Saturday evening, keep going

I'm in Co.Kilkenny.

They weren't there today but I saw them being dropped off,Mum was in pj's and didn't get out of the car.
There would be no point in them dropping my kids to school as DC2 attends the ASD unit and routine and familarity is key. I have to collect as well as only designated people can collect for H&S reasons.

It dosen't bother me so much walking with them when they are on time.

Maybe in future she will get up too. Must be so hard for the kids to motivate themselves to go to school when the parents are having a lie in. Good on you, it shows that the parents are just being lazy at your expense. Maybe see if you can trim it to taking them twice a week (or less). There really is no reason why the parents can't and it's nice for your children to have time with you. I'm trying to do likewise, need some assertiveness vibes!

Sending you some duracell

I'm normally a big yellow custard coward when it comes to speaking up for myself but sometimes you just have to.

How far is the school? At 8 mine were walking themselves to school.

Its about half a mile but it includes crossing the road twice and there is no traffic lights or lollipopper.Yes the lazy mother drove half a mile