I have been enjoying the life of a non-commuting mom. I just need to cross the road to send the boys to school for the past 2 years. I did not need to send the boys to any tuition or extra curricular classes. No time was wasted on the road, ensnared in the traffic jams. Nor any time wasted waiting for the boys to finish their lessons. Until this week, that is.
W started tuition last week. We arranged with our Korean neighbour to car-pool. Life was easy during the first week. I just needed to prepare W for the day, and off he goes. My lazy life started before 9 for me, albeit feeling a bit lonely without his presence in the morning.
This week is different. It is my turn to send the boys. I tried the route last week. It took me 15 minutes to reach the teacher's house so I assumed the short drive would be a breeze. To my horror of horrors, the first day of the week greeted me with a massive traffic jam of more than an hour for such a short trip! I panicked and the boys were about half an hour late for their tuition.
From now onwards, I'm sending the boys to their tuition class an hour earlier. It does not matter that the trip took 15 minutes or 75 minutes. At least, I am sure that they will be there on time if not early. And they enjoy playing at the teacher's house before the class starts anyway.
This is the beginning of a life of being a chauffeur....
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