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school drop off

133 replies

50shadesofmeh · 02/10/2015 09:07

ok very trivial matter but not sure if I'm hacked off unnecessarily , at start of week my neighbour and i who have an arrangement for school drop offs, says to me she will take kids tuesday wednesday , ok i say i will take them thursday friday but on wednesday morning my whole family slept in, so we each did our own school run, i told her right away so she could take her own child in time and not wait on us. we took her child yesterday and today was a mexican stand off to see who would take the kids, which culminated in us having to go 2 days in a row , who's turn was it do you think?

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FarFromAnyRoad · 02/10/2015 09:16

I'm afraid none of you sound old enough to have kids. It's not a competition to see who can be the most truculent you know.
However - you were meant to take them Friday and I can't see any reason why that wouldn't stand. You always were going to take them two days in a row - the fact that nobody in your family can get up when they're supposed to is not your neighbour's problem.

trollkonor · 02/10/2015 09:19

It was your turn.

You didn't swap the Wed for Friday, you messed up your timings that meant she couldn't get them ready in time. Unless I have completely misread I can't see how it could have possibly ave been your neighbours turn.

Osolea · 02/10/2015 09:20

You should have done it, obviously.

You said you'd do it on Friday, so why would you think that's changed just because you slept in?

I agree that you don't sound old enough to have children.

zebra22 · 02/10/2015 09:20

It was definitely your turn - it wasn't her fault that you were running late on Wednesday

trollkonor · 02/10/2015 09:20

Ahh typo, that meant YOU not she couldn't get them ready on time.

Junosmum · 02/10/2015 09:21

You agreed to do it Friday so you!

BertPuttocks · 02/10/2015 09:22

It was your turn today.

It's not your neighbour's fault that you weren't up in time for her to take yours o Wednesday.

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50shadesofmeh · 02/10/2015 09:27

i took mine on wednesday , and yesterday , surely the agreement of every other day doesn't stand if we both did our own runs on wednesday?

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Penfold007 · 02/10/2015 09:27

Your turn

mumeeee · 02/10/2015 09:27

It was your turn today. You said you would do Fridays and its not your neighbours fault that you overslept and messed up Wednesday.

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50shadesofmeh · 02/10/2015 09:28

i'll just do my own school run from now on i think, I'm not sure why asking mums net for opinions makes me sound like I'm not old enough to have children.

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PaulAnkaTheDog · 02/10/2015 09:29

Your turn. It was your error in Wednesday so she shouldn't be penalised for it.

SoupDragon · 02/10/2015 09:30

It's not the asking for opinions, it's the whole "Mexican stand off" nonsense.

CuckooCalling · 02/10/2015 09:30

Your turn no question. Pathetic behaviour.

kungfupannda · 02/10/2015 09:30

But she didn't get the benefit of the agreement on Wednesday. She still had to go because you slept in. Why should she then have to step in today so that you still get your full number of 'mornings off'?

Whatthefreakinwhatnow · 02/10/2015 09:31

You are being MASSIVELY unreasonable! No way would I be taking your children to school for you again! You overslept on the day you had committed to taking them thus letting her down and then decided that you wouldn't do it today either?! Did your neighbour do tues and weds as she said she would?

kungfupannda · 02/10/2015 09:31

i'll just do my own school run from now on i think

And you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face if you do this.

BYOSnowman · 02/10/2015 09:32

Sorry but definitely your turn as you had agreed the two days each at the beginning of the week. Just because you failed to meet the arrangement on Wednesday doesn't negate that.

Yabu and cutting your nose off to spite your face

Bunbaker · 02/10/2015 09:33

How pathetically childish this all sounds.

It was your turn obviously. The arrangement went awry on Wednesday and it wasn't your neighbour's fault.

Grow up.

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mrstiggy · 02/10/2015 09:34

It was definitely your turn. Why should she do three days in in a row just because you slept in? That makes no sense at all.

Zippidydoodah · 02/10/2015 09:34

Erm, yup, Friday was your day. I don't understand why you think you shouldn't honour the original plan, as you both had to go on weds? It's not like you took all kids on weds so she could return the favour today? Confused

kungfupannda · 02/10/2015 09:35

Sorry, my logic is wrong. What I meant is she had to go on Wednesday whether or not you were taking your own children - no benefit to her. She still had to go even though you slept in, not because you slept in.

So why should she lose her Friday off for no benefit on Wednesday?

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50shadesofmeh · 02/10/2015 09:35

i didn't have a lie in we ran a bit late so i phoned her to tell her we should do our own school runs that day, i have been at school 3 days out of 4. I'm not sure why people need to be so nasty and call me pathetic, all feedback appreciated i was being unreasonable, i think I've realised this doesn't work for us.
I've slept in one day for years, i work full time and have 3 children its not a crime.

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