The bus decision has been made (for the time being anyway)

Citing "too much commotion", Sebastian has decided he'd like to take a break from the bus for a while.

The pros:

• He gets home 40 minutes earlier and in a better mood.
• I have learned not to swear out loud on the drive home (unlike most Kindergartners he knows).
• Dorian doesn't usually punch him in the car. (He waits until we get home for that.)
• There's less guesswork involved. (Will I get to the bus stop before the bus comes? Or will I wait there for 45 minutes before it finally arrives?)

The cons:

• Less time to hang out with parents with whom I have nothing in common other than being the parent of a public school student.
• No standing in the rain for half hour stretches every week.

I think I can live with this decision.