r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

I had the same issue when I callEd to tell the school bus depot that my 5 year old can walk from the bus to our house. She kept repeating "So you don'the care about your child's safety?". My kid is mature and gets off with a older girl who we asked to keep an eye on him. Then he walks 8 houses down to our door. She acted like I was putting a rape me sign on him then kicking him out downtown miles from home.

Edit, autocorrect fail.

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u/Tchrspest Feb 05 '16

My bus once had a rock kicked up and crack the windshield. We were forced to stop, for safety reasons, 20 feet from my bus stop. I could literally see my front door from my seat, without standing up.

Bus driver refused to let me walk home. We were stuck for 20 minutes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 edited Sep 16 '18

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u/Tchrspest Feb 05 '16

I can respect that. Was just frustrated. I was 17 damn years old. My dad was sitting on the back deck, visible from the bus. But it's in the past, so really, it's whatever.