Field trip blues

[Rhonda]

Playfelt, the bus/train accident has devastated my area! If you didn't personally know someone who passed, you know someone who knew someone. In my family's case, one of the people killed, was a friends brother. We have heavy hearts today as we try to move forward.

You are right, I would NEVER be able to live with myself if I took the kids out on a field trip and anything happened to them.

[sunnydays]

Rhonda, so sorry for your friend's loss in the accident/ We all have heavy hearts I think due to this horrible tragedy I used to drive with my daycare kids and had the extra insurance, but still worried. I no longer drive as I don't have space with 5 dck's plus my daughter, but have decided not to resume driving trips even when my daughter starts school next year and I have space. One day a few months ago my husband and I were at an intersection with my van when the alternator went unexpectedly and we lost all power...we were part way through the intersection and traffic was coming. It was absolutely terrifying and we had to both jump out and push the van through. We were lucky we were not hit and I couldn't help thinking "what if I were alone with all the kids? How would I have pushed it alone? What if we had been hit?" etc. That was the moment I decided definitively that I will not resume driving trips with my daycare. In fact, I sold all my extra car seats and that was that. I am happy walking to the park with them. But I understand...in your case parents are used to it and now there is a change. Explain it to them from the safety angle...explain what you will be doing instead. Fingers crossed for you!