Long Live The Traffic Jam?
Day 5 of traffic jam’s in the drop-off lane at Noah’s school this morning, but somehow it’s become my favorite part of the morning. How could that be? Well, today as we were waiting in line behind so many other parents, most of whom were throwing their hands up in disgust, talking on the phone, hurling obscenities at other drivers for taking too long to kick their kids out of the car, Noah and I were laughing about some random element of life and it hit me: this has become a very special time of day!
Think about it: there is no XBOX in our car, no television, no other friends, it’s early enough that my phone is not buzzing and ringing like crazy, we’re trapped inside a car, and stuck in a slow moving line of cars, just me and my son. This is the perfect opportunity for quality time- and I intend to seize the moments and make the most out of them every day.
So while I may not understand why it takes an average of 1.3 minutes for middle school students to actually exit a stopped vehicle, now I say, “Take your time- we’ll wait” and we’ll love every minute. Long live the Middle School Traffic Jam.
