What kind of errands....

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What kind of errands....
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Wed, 08-31-2005 - 1:41pm

Do you run on a daily basis? Weekly basis? Monthly basis?

I've often heard people say that they need a lot of time during the week to run errands and that those errands would otherwise take up their evenings and weekends if they had to WOH ft. It made me curious because I just don't seem to have many errands to run at all. Are we just lazy :-)?

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Registered: 03-27-2000
Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:09am

Really? Proximity to school didn't enter into your mind at all?

My mom is my children's emergency contact outside of me/dh. I guess I could have put MIL down there b/c I trust her as much as I do my own mother, but considering she lives about 3500 miles away, and my mom is 15 mins from my children's school and any hospital my kids might end up in the case of a serious accident, I'd prefer for her to be the one called. I like to think that my kids don't just need decisions made by phone, but also some physical comfort from someone they know. They wouldn't get that if MIL was the contact b/c it would take MIL at least 7-8 hrs to get here.

What is the farthest you/your dh have ever been from your ds in any given day when you might get a call from the nurse about your vomiting kid? If you have never been in a situation where your child would be left sitting in the nurse's office for several hours, then perhaps you don't understand. But if I or dh could not get to one of our kids w/in an hour or so, I would prefer that my designated emergency contact pick up my child rather than force them to hang out in the nurse's office when they are puking. I have family and friends who would do this for us, and I would do the same for them.

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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:10am
And I quote from susannah: "Yes. It does make it incumbent on you to provide . If the SCHOOL wants your child off school property ASAP because they are feverish, vomiting, whatever then that is what they must get." Which is why it becomes necessary to go to the length of quoting from the school manual to show that I face no consequence if I am not able to remove my child from the property immediately. You wouldn't think it would be necessary to state that pretty obvious point, but some people make it so.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:14am

Really really.

"What is the farthest you/your dh have ever been from your ds in any given day when you might get a call from the nurse about your vomiting kid?" More than an hour.

Edited to add I'm not sure why he'd be any happier puking at my neighbor's than in the school nurse's office anyhow. Puking's kind of puking.




Edited 9/14/2005 10:18 am ET ET by dogma_2
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:17am
Mis-sent hostility. Glad we got it sent in the proper direction!
Congratulations! I'm so happy to hear it. I just heard the good news and popped back over, just in case you were still checking in.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:19am

I'm not sure why you've chosen QM for your charity today. Certainly Sue knows whether she's agreeing with QM or not - QM has posted ad nauseum what her viewpoint is. We all get it. We all - except you - have disagreed with it.

BTW, what does bettering oneself have ever to do with winning??

Lots of women watch the Martha Stewart show, but none expect to win a thing!

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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:19am
I never said anything anything about facing a consequence. But I'm just wondering why you are so adamant about leaving your puking child at the school, esp if you are not able to get there w/in a couple hours, instead of just actually having someone you trust be able to pick the child up and take him home until you can get there? I'm not talking about a kid who is just claiming to have a wee belly ache, but a kid who is in some obvious discomfort. Obviously, it is your choice to leave him there rather than have someone pick him up right away. I just don't understand why. Again, your kid, your choice. Just wouldn't be my preference, and apparently, not the preference of most of the parents here.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:22am
Therefore your conclusions about how common childless 35yos are are inaccurate.
Congratulations! I'm so happy to hear it. I just heard the good news and popped back over, just in case you were still checking in.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:22am
Well, my emergency contact would be taking my kid home to MY house, where he/she could be more comfortable in our home environment, not my neighbor's.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:26am
What an honor. That is really the highest compliment for an athlete. (Forget all the other silly awards given out!) I hope your son reconsiders next year and tries out. At some point, I think all children as they progress in sports show strengths for a single position - quarterback, shortstop, point guard. The tallest usually end up being center on the basketball team and the one with the kick-ass, fearless attitude turns out to be catcher or goalie. It's actually a good thing, and I hope your son seizes that opportunity next year.
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 10:32am

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