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emiliemadison
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Bus frustration! UGH!
emiliemadison
member
I just got the bus route schedule. 45 minutes each way! To get to the
school THREE MILES AWAY. That's ridiculous. I guess I'm
driving again this year. Not such a big deal I guess; I did it last
year and it IS only 3 miles. But she was so excited to take the bus to school this year.
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Re: Bus frustration! UGH!
That's so frustrating! We live about 1 1/2 miles from the school and it'd take my son about 15 minutes. I'm assuming he'd be first off and last on so that's why.
I wonder why the bus route would drop them off last and pick up first in your situation if you live so close.
Wow. Are they actually on the bus for 45 minutes? Or at the school?
DS gets picked up at 6:55 but school doesn't start till 7:45. They are on the bus for probably about 10 - 15 minutes and spend the rest of the time at school.
My house is 1/2 a mile from our school... but with no sidewalks. My son is the first stop on the route. In the afternoon he gets off at 3:20, after a 5 minute busride. But in the morning he's on the bus for about 35 minutes.
It's just the nature of public transportation.
He likes the bus, and it's not like riding the bus is eating away at his precious homework time, as he's in kindergarten. The bus is a chance for him to socialize with friends in other grades and to be independent. Who cares it it takes longer than a car ride would?
Um, I care? When a significantly longer bus ride also means that we have to be up and out the door a good hour sooner than if I drove her, that also makes a difference to me. If I drive her, we leave the house at 8:50. If she takes the bus, I have to take her to the bus stop at 7:55 to be there for the bus at 8:05. In the afternoon, if I pick her up, we will be home by 3:55. If she takes the bus, she wont be home until about 4:45. That's a huge difference in MY time and how I have to plan my day and eats into time spent together as a family. It has nothing to do with homework.
Yes, that's the nature of using bus service. But that doesnt mean I have to like it. And I dont like it, so I'm choosing not to use it. I dont think not siting in a seat next to one other person for almost an hour is going to hamper her social life or independence.
I didn't mean to sound critical or hostile, and I know you were just venting frustration.
In my situation, it's much easier on me to put the kids on the bus than to drive them, even if they have to be out the door substantially earlier. The net time for me is much shorter dealing with the bus. Maybe my car-rider line is just really long.
However, lots of people I know drive their kids because they feel that a long or early bus ride is too hard on their kids. I just don't understand what they feel is so terrible about kids spending additional time on the bus. Often I feel it's that they are just looking for an excuse not to have their kids deal with that less structured, less supervised portion of the day. I'm not saying that's what you're doing, but it is a scenario I've noticed with lots of parents in my kids school.
I would not want my kids on the bus that long. Maybe those parents realize that there children do have better things to do, like riding their bikes, running around in the backyard, reading books in their bedroom, getting to swim lessons, dance lessons etc. My 5 year old sitting on her bum on a bus for close to an hour is a waste of time.