Reasons Why Carpool Sucks!

I can give you a million and one reasons.

First, here is some background information. We started carpooling with someone that works in my mothers department. This lady approached my Mom and asked about it and she agreed to do it. It was not bad for the first couple of weeks, but then it turned into a huge pain.....

1. Perfume. I hate the smell of cheap perfume. Plus, I have some kind of allergic reaction where my eyes swell up and my head gets congested. It's terrible.

2. Relationship problems. Her husband is an ass, they have a teenage daughter that he treats like crap. She complains about him constantly, then in the the next breath she talks about how great he is.

3. Sex Life. She talks about her sex like. About how she doesn't have one and wants one.

4. Whining. She's in her late 30's, but she whines like a 15 year old girl who wants to get her way.

5. Time. She's always late. We meet at 8 minutes after 7 at a grocery store parking lot that is a popular carpool location. She's always there at about 10 after or later. In the evenings, she never plans ahead and is always coming out at 5:10 or 5:15, but never at 5.

6. Advice. I don't ask for it, and I make a point not to talk about my personal life or work life around her when I am having issues. However, sometimes she feels the need to hand out advice.....I don't like unsolicited advice.

Maybe I'm too picky, or just grouchy today. Anyway, I felt like I was loosing my ability to confide in my Mom because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. However, I decided that she was my Mom and I could tell her anything, carpool lady wasn't going to change that. Mom and I were talking back and forth through e-mail and we've decided to end carpool. I want to take responsibility and drive a couple of days a week and help out with the cost of the parking parking, which is a whopping $400 per year.

We drive about an hour each direction to work, which is roughly 40 miles. I loved that time with my Mom, to get to vent about life, school and work. It was "our time" and I will be glad to get it back.

Mom went to lunch with her to explain that we're going to end carpool. I'm relieved.

-A