Reply #38: One of my biggest pet peeves...Is when I AM the one who is late! [View All]

I Always come either ontime or early. BUT since I have 3 kids (2 early school age) I find I am more late than not. And though it doesn't happen often, anything more than 5 minutes feels realy awful. I try to give people a heads up BEFORE the event in question. Let them know I am dealing with 2 little monkeys and that sometimes I can run about 5 min late, otherwis, don't wait for me.

NOW that being said...
I live in a VERY laid back Mountain town. We run on "Tahoe time", even city council meetings don't start on time !!
But I still try to hold to my conformity even so, and though I sometimes find it annoying, I try to expect it to some degree. I have even been known to tell certain people that an event is a half hour earlier so they will show up!
The ONLY time it REALLY steams me is when we have play-dates and the parents just drop their kids and go to the store or something. I don't put up with that at all. I either get to chat with the parent, or we don't do play dates at my house....too bad! I hate babysitting! lol

I am sorry your event was disrupted...thanks for having a house party though! I wish I could find one closer to my house! most are over 60 miles away..