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Taxi service!

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Peachblossom25 · 29/07/2025 22:49

My daughter has been invited out by her friend to go shopping at a big shopping centre with her and her mum. The mum text me to ask.
I said yes, my daughter would love to go. The mum then text me and said can I give them all a lift to the train station. The train station is close to where we live so I will have to drive past it and drive all the way to their house which is 20-30 mins drive away and then drive back to drop them off again. Originally she wanted me to do it in rush hour which would have doubled the time but i told her I couldn’t do it at that time. I’m assuming that I have to pick them up agin later and drop them home later as well although she hasn’t mentioned that yet.
I don’t mind in theory but i don’t know why she can’t just drive herself to the train station and park there - it costs £6. Money isn’t an issue for them.
Tonight she text me to say there’s roads closures near her house and gave me complicated instructions to by pass them. I suggested she walks up and meets us ( a 10 minute walk for them ) so I don’t have to do a complicated detour in an area i don’t know and she sent me a map with the route marked on it and said it’s not complicated like I’m some sort of taxi driver. I feel like she’s being a bit of a CF?

In theory I have no problem driving, picking up and dropping off, I do it all
the time for my daughters friends if they make plans and their mum or dad is at work. Especially if it means my daughter will have a nice day but I don’t understand how a day out that she has planned for her daughter has to involve me?! What would she do if my daughter wasn’t going or if I was at work that day? Why can’t people just be independent and just sort themselves out?!!

I know I’m being a bit grumpy but I just want other peoples opinions on whether I’m a grump or if she’s a bit cheeky.

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lanthanum · 29/07/2025 22:56

If she drives, and the problem is the station parking, is there space for her to park at yours? Then you can just take them to the station from your house (or if it's close enough they could walk).

lanthanum · 29/07/2025 22:58

Or you could offer to pay for the parking if she drives.

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Peachblossom25 · 29/07/2025 23:19

lanthanum · 29/07/2025 22:56

If she drives, and the problem is the station parking, is there space for her to park at yours? Then you can just take them to the station from your house (or if it's close enough they could walk).

why didn’t I think of this?! At the time I just said yes but this would have been a much better option. She drives but too far to walk to station so I could have dropped them off if they had driven here. Too late now as it’s tomorrow and I can’t really change the plans. I just wanted to have a little moan on here!
I was ok with it until the map with the detour shown on it was sent to me tonight and then I just thought that she’s taking the P a bit now!!

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Peachblossom25 · 29/07/2025 23:23

Peachblossom25 · 29/07/2025 23:19

why didn’t I think of this?! At the time I just said yes but this would have been a much better option. She drives but too far to walk to station so I could have dropped them off if they had driven here. Too late now as it’s tomorrow and I can’t really change the plans. I just wanted to have a little moan on here!
I was ok with it until the map with the detour shown on it was sent to me tonight and then I just thought that she’s taking the P a bit now!!

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I should say there is plenty of parking at the station. I’ve parked there many times.

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MeganM3 · 29/07/2025 23:31

I think I’d have had to ask why she can’t drive to the station to save you a 30 min drive.
It is a bit much.
‘if you drive over to ours tomorrow you could park here and I’ll then drop you all down at the station 10 mins away and pick you up from there too. Rather than driving all the way to yours and back multiple times. Or I can meet you at the station with DD, since there’s plenty of parking’.

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Peachblossom25 · 29/07/2025 23:51

MeganM3 · 29/07/2025 23:31

I think I’d have had to ask why she can’t drive to the station to save you a 30 min drive.
It is a bit much.
‘if you drive over to ours tomorrow you could park here and I’ll then drop you all down at the station 10 mins away and pick you up from there too. Rather than driving all the way to yours and back multiple times. Or I can meet you at the station with DD, since there’s plenty of parking’.

Brilliant. I’ve just sent her a message suggesting this. let’s see what she says!
Again - I don’t know why I didn't think of this before!

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Peachblossom25 · 30/07/2025 09:45

Update - I asked her to drive to mine and she replied this morning and said she was out and wouldn’t have time to drive over to me. Long story short - her husband is at home and will drop her to the station and meet us there. I assumed he was working but no - he’s home and could have given them a lift all along. Now I know that they are CF and will be more wary next time.
I get so mad with people - why are they like this?!

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