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I was expecting something like "so we sent her to the local neighborhood school and did what we could to make our own community better", but no, apparently the change you want to see in the world is that Dad should do everything?

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And that's not even a change they wished to see, there was no "I wish dads were more involved in the education of their kids", if anything, there was a "I can't be bothered to drive half an hour to take the kid to the school you want, so you do it".

I don't get it. Shouldn't it be obvious the parent who's not working drive the kids? This is coming from a dad of 2 who gets the kids up, feeds them, dresses them, drives them to school, picks them up after work, feeds them, etc...

I also work full-time. If I wasn't working you can bet your ass I'd be driving the kids to school without complaint. (I don't complain now)

I don't understand your comment. You drive your kids to school without complaining, but if you weren't working you'd also drive your kids to school without complaining?

Melinda Gates is staying at home (at the time) with the kids, but gets her full-time working partner to drive the kids instead? I just don't get the moral of the story.

So you think Bill should complain or refuse, but you do the same and don't complain?

No, I think the non-working parent should drive the kids to school. Two working parents in my house.

It might be obvious when all children are more or less on the same route. With a smaller child around, as there was here, driving the older child involves an insane amount of logistics with strapping both kids in their car seats, etc, so getting the working partner involved may make sense.

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