What are we teaching our kids today?? I’m amazed each morning that I’m either dropping my son off at Highlands Middle School or driving past one of the elementary schools and I get stuck behind parents that insist on stopping in the middle of the road to let their kids out. Never mind that there are ALWAYS parking spots that the parents can swing their car into for 15 seconds to let their kids out and the cars behind to pass!
One morning this past week I had two cars directly in front of me stop in the middle of the road by the HMS crosswalk, let their kids out and waited for them to cross the street in front of them before continuing on. NOT ONE…TWO! After the first stopped and let their son out…they departed. Then the second pulled up to the same spot and continued the process. (Mind you, there were no other kids in the crosswalk at that time…it was just “more convenient” for the parents) This worries me as it doesn’t teach the kids the discipline of understanding their surrounding and recognizing there are other people behind them.
What’s next?? Perhaps they can also teach their kids to stand on the moving walkway at the airport and not “allow people to pass you on the left.” Or…teach them to not know that someone is coming behind them on the highway and just hang out in the left lane.
I need some ibuprofen!!