Chapter 37 of 44

People Who Cannot Drive Themselves

Children and their logistics. The one category of excuse that is almost never questioned, because everyone suspects it is true.

31 verses

1. 1 The school called and I have to go pick somebody up Plausible
2. 2 The daycare has a case of something and they've sent everybody home Plausible
3. 3 There's a thing at school this morning that isn't optional Plausible
4. 4 The bus didn't come and I've become the bus Plausible
5. 5 Somebody wouldn't put shoes on and that was forty minutes Unverifiable
6. 6 We got to the gate and the bag was still at home Plausible
7. 7 There's been an incident at drop-off and I've been asked to come in Unverifiable
8. 8 Somebody was sick on the way in and we've had to turn round Plausible
9. 9 The uniform that was washed did not dry Plausible
10. 10 I've been told about a costume that's needed today Unverifiable
11. 11 There's a permission slip that was due last week and it's now urgent Unverifiable
12. 12 Somebody has a temperature and the rule is very clear about temperatures Plausible
13. 13 The school gate closed as we arrived and now it's the office Plausible
14. 14 I have to be at a thing at two and there's no version where I'm also here Plausible
15. 15 The after-school club is full and nobody told me until today Plausible
16. 16 Somebody has lost a coat and it's the only coat Unverifiable
17. 17 We're on the third change of clothes and it's not eight yet Unverifiable
18. 18 The car seat has to go into another car and it's a whole operation Unverifiable
19. 19 There's a reading log I was meant to sign every night this semester Concerning
20. 20 I've got nobody to have them and it's not the kind of thing you bring them to Plausible
21. 21 Bedtime has gone wrong and I can't leave it in this state Unverifiable
22. 22 The sitter cancelled an hour ago and I've run out of numbers Plausible
23. 23 Somebody won't settle and I'm the only one who can do the settling Unverifiable
24. 24 There's a party on Saturday and it has consumed the entire weekend Unverifiable
25. 25 I've been up three times already and it's not midnight Concerning
26. 26 They've discovered a fear and we're in the phase where it's mine too Concerning
27. 27 There's homework due tomorrow that we've just found out about Unverifiable
28. 28 Somebody has invited people over and I found out from a parent Concerning
29. 29 I've been asked to help with something at school and I said yes weeks ago Unverifiable
30. 30 The routine has gone and rebuilding it takes the whole evening Concerning
31. 31 I've got a teenager who has stopped speaking and I'd like to be around Concerning