To hate the school run?

[freespirit333]

Nothing to do with the usual reasons people
hate it, like disliking small talk or playground cliques.

I hate the school run because of my own “D”C! They are so difficult to get to school, it’s less than a mile but they’re both terrible walkers so it’s scooters or bikes. If DS1 is in a good mood he’s no problem, but if he’s not he will be rude to me and wind DS2 (5) up.

DS2 is just a nightmare. He’s too tired, his legs hurt, his knees hurt, his hands hurts. His bike is too small for him, it’s too hard. DS1 has gone on ahead and not waiting for him, how dare he. A classmate dared pass him by on their bike/scooter because they’re going faster. It’s not low level whinging which I would ignore, it’s full shouting, losing temper (he has anger issues and anything sets him off), stopping in the middle of the road. I then have to somehow get him the rest of the way.

It is so tempting to just drive every day. Driving is a pain, large catchment so lots of parents drive, and local residents get really angry at the cars parked around, and we still have to walk from the car which with DS2 can take longer than the <5 minutes it should. Plus we live about 0.8 miles away.

But the DC always behave in the car.

AIBU? Do other people love the extra time with their DC in the morning? I rarely see other children behaving badly so it certainly feels like everyone else skips happily to school!

Good on you. You absolutely can do this, enough time, incentives and a bit of fun and you might even enjoy it 😉

NRTFT but wanted to say it does get better! DD2 used to lie down on the wet/ icy ground or run off into the road! I came to the point of "walking away" and just having zero effs given and no tolerance for drama. I do a little pep talk before bed about how if we get to school without fuss/drama then rewards will be handed out. I know people will judge bribery but hey ho I had to survive it and keep them safe!

No one likes the school run! Drive there and walk back. Mizing early mornings, cold weather, grumps and all that is a nightmare.

pick your battles

Someone’s posted on my dead for a while thread, but just thought I’d update - it’s been pretty successful since half term which I think was just after I posted this. Don’t know if DS2 just desperately needed the break, or what.

We are leaving much earlier, a good 5-10 minutes before we used to, and most of the time they’re both on scooters. I bought one of those special straps you can use to pull the scooter, and take it with me every day, but I’ve not had to use it once!

We’re definitely not skipping along hand in hand, and DS2 screeched to me across the road this morning because DS1 had beat him in a race. But we’re not having anywhere near the hysterics that we’re happening before half term!

Ah, fantastic update!