My son being told to walk to school with another child!

[SunSeaSand55]

My son is in Yr 9 and walks the 10 - 15 min walk to school with his friend who lives over the road. Coming home today our new neighbour asks to speak to him and says her son has just started in Yr 7 and she's having to pay for a taxi to take him as she's working and doesn't want him walking alone. She then asked if they could walk together. My son barely had chance to speak and she just said thank you so much and walked away! As a working parent myself I totally get where she's coming from but think it's a bit cheeky. My son walked on his own right from the beginning until several weeks in when he made friends. He is now stropping as he doesn't want to have a Yr 7 walking with him! Apparently it's very uncool and Yr 9 do not associate with younger year groups!!
I am not going to tell the other mum my son isn't happy but I do see his point. He shouldn't be responsible for someone else's child. Should he just suck it up?

Agree.
Look no further than this thread to see why Britain is Broken.

Look no further than this thread to see why Britain is Broken.

Yes, because too many people are stung by CF and get forced into things they aren’t happy about.

If kindness was reciprocated, thanked properly, and gratefully you might see a change happen.

Look no further than this thread to see why Britain is Broken
Britain is Broken because parents advocate for their children and don't let their children get pushed into taking responsibility for another child?

It's like a bigger version of "be kind", which seems to always mean "shut up and have no boundaries because it's not nice to say no"

Coughingdodger

I wonder if you’d like to fetch my shopping for me every week? Won’t take you long and I’m sure you’re going to the shops anyway, so what’s one extra basket?

Be kind.

@tommyhoundmum you appear to not see my point.

"Helping" a neighbour out is one thing. Who would say no to that? Very few. "Tommy can you take old Mrs X bin out every Tuesday?" Fine, no worries. We give and sometimes we take, that's life.

Asking a child to have responsibility to make sure a non related child gets to school 5 days a week? That's not asking someone to "help", that's absolving your responsibility on to a child. And ridiculous.

PorrridgeOnToast
Your "point " is so extreme as to lack merit.

My young ward escorted a much younger child to school for terms. She was nervous, we knew that. They became friends. Both learnt from the experience. Has anyone actually asked the parent what she said to the child? There is usually two sides at least to most situations.

A little tale to perhaps change your mind. Paul took his younger cousin to the shops to buy sweets. He was about 10 his cousin about 8. On leaving the shop the younger boy ran into the road and was killed by a car. Paul has always blamed himself. He has lead a very self destructive life.
Paul is Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne. If you don't really know who he is please Google... the guy had the world at his feet as a footballer and looked for happiness in a bottle

So you advocating that 1950s idea world of big uns looking after little uns... especially little uns they don't even know is a bit dangerous don't you think