To think 33 minutes (driving) is too far for DS's extra curricular activity?

[Allieson]

DS really wants to start ice skating. The closest to us is 33 minutes away (by car) he doesn't do anything else so I'm undecided. He's 10 so old enough for it to not be a spur of the moment thing (he has been asking for a couple of years ).

It's only for an hour lesson! AIBU to think the travelling to and back shouldn't be longer than the actual thing itself!? So WIBU to say no?

I admit that I could take him (I work part time but off on that day).

I wonder if the op expected such a chorus of 'Obviously, yabu'?

DD1 dances twice a week. It takes 30 minutes each way. She has gained things from it I never anticipated. A great group of friends, and I have made some great friends from the other parents. She is academic and never struggles at school. Dancing, slightly different story. She's had to learn to be persistent and practice when she can't do something, to handle the idea of 'can't do it immediately'. She's done exams and shows, which have boosted her confidence, and she's learning to cope in slightly stressful situations. I'm really pleased she's learning some of this stuff in a club like dancing, where ultimately it doesn't matter, rather than running into difficulties at school further down the line and not knowing how to handle it (she doesn't like not being right, or not able to do something immediately!). Hopefully she will also have a hobby which keeps her fit, active, and occupied, with a good group of mates, as she grows into a teenager.
I'd take him. It's not all about the skating.

I spend my whole Saturday driving DS (4) to activities that are 40 minutes and then 30 minutes away from home. 33 mins is nothing! My daily commute is twice that.

He's been asking for a few years so obviously really wants to do it.

Of course you should take him!

Unless there's more info that you're going to dripfeed later, you sound very selfish. The poor kid's been asking to do an activity for years, that's only a half hour drive away, and you won't take him? You also say he doesn't do any other activities I suppose everything's "too far"

Agree with GirlIn - it just sounds like you can't be arsed tbh , half an hour is nothing. YABVU.