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I'm not saying you need to foresee every hiccup. I am saying you need to allow yourself enough time getting ready to deal with them when they occur.

spookthesunset 7y ago
Indeed. That is true for people with or without kids. If you are consistently late, you are doing something wrong. Might be not enough time, could be an unrealistic start time, who knows. But if you are always late... as they say, brother that is on you.
- MFLoon 7y ago
  I shudder at the thought of my chronically late friends having kids and exacerbating their already borderline intolerable chronic lateness.
  - hnick 7y ago
    It can act as a cure. I have some in-laws who are better than ever since they've been forced to adhere to some strict timings around school and childcare.
gbacon 7y ago
I used to think I knew a lot about what parents ought to do. Then I became a father.
- randlet 7y ago
  I'm preaching what I practice for what it's worth.
  - kelnos 7y ago
    It's really disheartening to me to see that, immediately after you make a comment critical of rude behavior common to many parents, all the parents pile on and assume you just absolutely must be a non-parent.
reificator 7y ago
The earlier you get them up in order to get them out the door, the harder it becomes to get them out the door. You think it's hard to get a kid to get ready in the morning? Try getting a cranky, tired kid ready in the morning. Please, respond by saying that the solution is to put them to bed earlier. I know you want to.
- randlet 7y ago
  Ok I'll bite. What's your response to my obvious retort?
  - reificator 7y ago
    I'm going to delegate this one to my man Sam Jackson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udj-o2m39NA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udj-o2m39NA
- rags2riches 7y ago
  On the contrary, I found that the mornings I had a wide time margin, most things went smoothly and I could enjoy the time with my children. When I was nearly late from the start, things would go bad and soon even worse. I put it down to the difference in my patience and attitude in dealing with the inevitable little hiccups. In other words, I was to blame when we were late.

spookthesunset 7y ago

Indeed. That is true for people with or without kids. If you are consistently late, you are doing something wrong. Might be not enough time, could be an unrealistic start time, who knows. But if you are always late... as they say, brother that is on you.

MFLoon 7y ago
I shudder at the thought of my chronically late friends having kids and exacerbating their already borderline intolerable chronic lateness.
- hnick 7y ago
  It can act as a cure. I have some in-laws who are better than ever since they've been forced to adhere to some strict timings around school and childcare.

gbacon 7y ago

I used to think I knew a lot about what parents ought to do. Then I became a father.

randlet 7y ago
I'm preaching what I practice for what it's worth.
- kelnos 7y ago
  It's really disheartening to me to see that, immediately after you make a comment critical of rude behavior common to many parents, all the parents pile on and assume you just absolutely must be a non-parent.

reificator 7y ago

The earlier you get them up in order to get them out the door, the harder it becomes to get them out the door. You think it's hard to get a kid to get ready in the morning? Try getting a cranky, tired kid ready in the morning. Please, respond by saying that the solution is to put them to bed earlier. I know you want to.

randlet 7y ago
Ok I'll bite. What's your response to my obvious retort?
- reificator 7y ago
  I'm going to delegate this one to my man Sam Jackson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udj-o2m39NA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udj-o2m39NA
rags2riches 7y ago
On the contrary, I found that the mornings I had a wide time margin, most things went smoothly and I could enjoy the time with my children. When I was nearly late from the start, things would go bad and soon even worse. I put it down to the difference in my patience and attitude in dealing with the inevitable little hiccups. In other words, I was to blame when we were late.