Are You Always on Time? Does It Bother You When People Arent?

Even with kids - being ON TIME IS IMPORTANT!!!

For me? It's setting an example for my kids...being respectful of other people's time and my time...

Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable. That pretty much says it all.

I don't consider kids an excuse to be late either. My ex always complains that the kids are late for school cause they don't get ready fast enough. Then get them up earlier!!!! Duh!!! He is lazy, maybe not a good example. :(

My mom made me late for everything. She just didn't seem to care how she effected anyone. I think that is why I am always early for everything.

Just for example, I am sitting here posting, waiting for my youngest's bus to get here. We have been waiting ready for 20 minutes. Thing is if they get up on the wrong side of the bed I would still be prodding them. I would rather have extra time than extra sleep. :)

I am on time 99% of the time. I prefer to get places no less that 15 minutes early. I am only late if something unforeseeable/ unpreventable took place that ate up my buffer time. Even with having children, I plan ahead. It does irk me when people are habitually late for no good reason. It's rude.

Yes, and yes. I am always early, in fact.

I hate laziness and lateness.

I am. My parents were always late to events and such and I remember being young and thinking "I will never be like that!" And I'm not. We're always 5-10 minutes early.

My sister got married in June. The photographer (the groom's sister) told us to be there by noon. The wedding was at 130pm. She wanted to have time to get certain pictures before the wedding without everyone having to rush. I had to do two junior bridesmaid's hair, the flower girl's hair and my own hair. (I was a bridesmaid.) I also had to make sure my husband's and son's suits were pressed. They were ushers. I woke up at 5am and took a shower. Hubby got up at 6am and showered. I started pressing their suits. He got out and finished it. I woke the kids up and got them started on showers. I did the youngest's hair and started on my middle daughter's hair. I took hubby and son to help set up the reception venue. Then came back to the hotel and did my oldest daughter's hair. I did my hair and makeup and then put on lip gloss and "makeup" for the girls. We grabbed our dresses and took off. We were there at 1145. And we sat there until 1230. Even the preacher was late. We sat there with the groom's sister, his father and his two nieces (who now call me auntie, because we're that close!)

I hate it when people are late. It's like, seriously, my time is important. Please don't waste it by making me wait.

**Note: If you're late once in a while, I totally understand, sometimes you can't help it. But when you're chronically late, then I start lying to you about what time the event starts.

Yes I am always on time. Yes it bothers me when someone else is not on time.

When someone is late, they are disrespecting me and my time.

There are certain times that someone may be late for a valid reason and I am ok with that.. things happen that are out of our control sometimes. My issue is with somone habiitually late. No excuses.

My SIL is always late. Not 15-20 minutes, HOURS! She missed her daughter's wedding rehearsal b/c she decided to stop and get her nails done and hit TJ Maxx on the way and lost track of time. It makes me insane and I think it's insanely rude.

We are to the point that we actually tell her things start an hour sooner than they do so that we can hopefully eat dinner on time. The real kicker was that at Easter this year, my (potty training) son needed to go potty before we left the house. I was not getting in the car for a 45 minute drive until he went. We were 10 MINUTES late and she was calling my phone to find out where we were because the kids wanted to hunt eggs. I am normally pretty calm and reserved, but my response was basically "Really? We're 10 minutes late. Tell the kids to wait, just like we do for you at every other family event."

I'm always on time - and what I mean by on time is I strive to arrive 5 - 10 min before I'm suppose to be there - 15 min for doctors appts because there is usually paperwork to fill out.
I don't rush around beforehand.
I gather what I need well ahead of time (or the night before), figure how much travel time I need, then add 20-30 min for bad weather, bad traffic or if I've never been there before for 'getting lost' time - (it never fails - I'm always missing a turn or have to go around a block to find the right building).
If I get there too early, I have a book I can read.
When I worked in an office I was the one who turned the building lights on first thing in the morning - people could set their clocks by me and I have a very dependable/reliable reputation which has served my career well.

I am always on time...early, in fact, usually. I respect the value of mine time and others. It does drive me NUTS when people are late. And it's always some lame excuse...I'm sorry, but if you live your life a little more prepared, there really isn't any "lame excuse" because you'll either be on time or have had an emergency, which is excusable.

I hate being late. If need be I tell the kids we need to be there 15 min earlier than what are suppose to be. This way if we are running late we will still be on time. I grew up with a mother who was always late and swore I would always be on time. I hated being the late kid all the time. :(

I'm ALWAYS on time...typically a little early. And yes, it drives me insane when people are chronically late.
Like, how can you not get it right, even once???

For the routine "offenders" in our lives, we now just tell them that something starts 30 minutes before it actually does. They're still late, but not quite as a bad. :)

It is literally my biggest pet peeve. I am like you - ALWAYS on time and very concience about it. I fume if someone messes with my schedule. I make it a major point to be on time and I feel that if I have plans with someone and they treat it like its no big deal and show up whenever its most convenient for them I am pissed. My husband and his family are extemely laid back go with the flow type of ppl and I am very high strung and the smallest things bother me. I would definitely like to be a bit more laid back in life but a schedule is one thing that I cannot seem to let go of

"I" am always on time and or early.. My husband is ADHD and has no concept of time!!!!!! Never has, never will..

I tell him we have to leave 30 minutes earlier and some times we are still late.. I HATE it!

There have been times when I have taken our daughter in a separate car, because I REFUSED to be late because of him.

His entire family runs late, so he is also a product of his upbringing.. Example. every Thanksgiving his mother says she will be serving lunch at 12.. In reality, this means they will eat at 3:00.. It never fails 30+ years.. every meal is very late..
But I love him enough to stay with him.. Our daughter is also always prompt. She helps keep me calm and is good at prodding her father along..

Thank goodness for cell phones. If we are running late, at least I can call, but I find it completely rude when we are late.

I feel teh exact same way as you. I was always on time and would get very frustrated when people were late. Now with 2 kids I am usually on time but rushing around at the last second...and sometimes just late but no more than a few minutes or I call. I do think it is disrespectful to the other people involved. And with kids now there is nothing worse than sittiing around waiting for someone and they just get antsy. Most people I know that are late seem to either be very laid back or attention hogs.

Being on time is an art :) or a learned skill IDK. It's a work in progress with me. It's important to me and I try really hard but sometimes just fail. Getting up earlier or starting earlier does not help. We may be ready earlier but then something will always come up at the last minute. I can't forsee every setback so sometimes we are a little late.

I am good at getting to work on time :) just might not make it to a playdate exactly on time.

DH is terrible. He starts getting ready 15 minutes before we are supposed to leave - he needs an epiphany.

I have a kidless BFF that is ALWAYS late.
Sometimes I am late. Mostly I'm on time--especially for things with a "start time." (work, movies, appointmets)
Otherwise, it depends on the planets that day....what gets me is when someone is ALWAYS late. That gets old fast.

I hate late people! I'm never late, but my hubby and his entire family is always late! Now, I've never noticed them late to something important, but when you have a set time, be there! My SIL has 2 kids and blames them for always being late...we joke about her lateness! She will tell me she will be at our house at a certain time and I always plan on at least 20 minutes later...which is usually right on time! We get along great so we can joke about it! But I hate being late!

Every single person in my life is late, always. That is my biggest pet peeve period. I can't stand to be late and if I am I wont go!

We are always on time, I can count on one hand how many times I have been late somewhere. I always make sure that we leave plenty of time to get ready and we are usually early or right on time. I hate being late, although a lot of times if we show up on time, things are not ready because they are expecting people to be late.

I remember walking into the peditrician's office when my 2nd was born for the first visit (2 days after being released) and we were 10 min early, and the receptionist was shocked that we were on time with a newborn. I just don't see any reason to be late unless you are held up because of circumstances beyond your control, like a car accident, etc.

I am always on time (except when I'm going somewhere with my husband). I find it to be disrespectful. My husband doesn't care if he's late and is late to things most of the time. It drives me crazy when I have to be wrapped up in his web of lateness!!

I am one of the terrible people who is always late. My parents were always late too. On behalf of all late people the world over, I apologise, and we will try to do better.

My mother was always late, so punctuality has been a big thing for me. I am always on time (when not incorporating my husband), if not 5-10 minutes early. However, if I am going somewhere that my husband is going to too, we tend to be late because he can't seem to tell time. That bothers me, because then it makes me late. And how can he possibly not be ready at an aforementioned time when he has just himself to get ready and I am perfectly able to do it and get 4 children ready at the same time? On the other hand, I don't mind if other people are late. It's just a personal thing that I don't want anyone waiting on me.

I try to always be on time or a little early but I don't always make it. If I'm late, it's only by a few minutes. My mom, OTOH, is late to everything, sometimes a half hour or more. I hate this at family gatherings because everybody starts asking me, "Where's your mom?" like I have any control over it. ugh!

I'm so anal about being on time.I'll arrive anywhere 10-15 min before.I have 3 kids so I always get myself together especially the morning appts. before I wake them up.I have their clothes & shoes ready ,they can have something to eat.I have what I need in the car or in my bag so for i'm not running around with my head cut off.I'll tell my kids by the time I come down stairs shoes better be on,i'll comb their hair make sure they are neat & tidy then i'll say "back door"by the time I reach that they all know we are headed out.
It urks me when people are late we all have a schedule to follow it's how we are prepared/organized.Sure things happen

I try to be a few minutes early, usually about 5-10 minutes... if I even THINK I'm going to be late, I call and let someone know. I always build in buffer time because I know that with 3 kids... something comes up! Whether it's a diaper change, I can't find my sock (that was on just 5 minutes prior), last-second bathroom run... something! LOL
And in a day and age where we have cell phones, I don't understand how someone can be a little late and NOT call. I have a few friends who do this... drives me bonkers!

Im always on time, and on the rare occasion i cant be i call and apologize. I HATE it when people are late.If it happens on my time, and it more than one occurance. I don't consider it "fashionable" sometimes i consider it thoughtless.... sometimes i consider it a big figurative middle finger followed by 'your time doesn't matter'.

sorry , you asked, lol

my mother will be late for her own funeral....

any time you make plans, make sure it is after 2:00 for her and her bf, they consider this "early."

one thanksgiving she was 2 hours late, and she had the side dishes to pass around, others were waiting for them, had other places to go, and had to leave. Never again will I be making dinner for her and her bf! God forbid if you keep them waiting or you ruin their plans...

BTW I am always early...

Bothers me to no end when people are late. I am early always at least 5 minutes. If I arrive some where right on time, then I am late in my mind.

But guess what? I married a man who is LATE for everything. His own mother even says he has in own time zone. Funny thing is that if I can get myself ready, two kids and if necessary pack a bag, or make something to take with us for the event, and can still be ready to leave, then why can't he? UGH!

I am constantly saying, "we're late, let's go"..."people are going to be waiting on us"... as I cannot stand to be waiting on someone else.

I think about this all the time. If I'm too early I will wait in the car until I feel it's close enough to the time that I can get out and join. It's called Time Management and some people just don't have a clue.

Growing up, my family's motto was "if you're 5 minutes early, you're still 5 minutes late." So yes, I am on time 99% of the time. And it irks me to no ends when people are late everytime.

Yes I am always on time, unless of course there are unforeseen circumstances, like if I'd have a flat tire or something, which luckily hasn't happened. I think if you are on time it shows that you respect the person you are there for. And if you are late, I believe it shows you are trying to control the situation, and bring attention onto yourself. Do you like the attention it gives you when you walk in late? Apparently your friends have noticed too, since they have said something. Maybe it made you laugh, were they laughing? Why not start getting ready 30 minutes earlier than you do, that way you won't have any problem getting somewhere on time? Lots of people have kids, and some people have more than 3 kids, and are on time. Don't use it for an excuse. What if everyone were late for everything? What if you went to the movies, and they started it 10 minutes late everytime, or 20? What if you hired a babysitter, because you had to be at work at a certain time, and she was late? Being late messes up a lot of things, and shows disrespect in my book.

Well growing up I was always late due to me primping in the mirror. My mom used to say she didn't understand it. If we were going up to the grocery store I had to take a shower fix my hair and makeup and THEN I would be ready to go. If I had to go somewhere slapped together I hated it!!! Fast forward late 30's twin daughters -lmbo! Don't get me wrong I try to look my best BUT I'm not going to go through a whole bunch to run up to the store to get some milk! Back in the day I would but now no way! Okay so I got off track......yes for the most part I do run on time but it is a family genectic disorder that we have a running late gene on my dad's side. My mom's side is totally different-very impatient people. I have a mixture of both. When its something important such as a doctor appointment, work, the children's school, etc. You bet I am there ten minutes early. I did a split shift with a gal not too long ago where she came in at 1:00 p.m. till 7 p.m. I depended upon her so that I could go home when my shift ended. There were times that I scheduled Dr. Appointments AFTER my shift and would pre-warn her that I had to leave at my scheduled end time and she would STILL be late. She even made me late to a dr appointment once which in turn put that dr behind and led a domino effect down the line. Yet it was HER fault that I was late???? I pre-warned her yet she still had the lack of respect to not be late that day. She was always late almost every single day. We aren't talking a few either. Most days it was 15 minutes. She was fired back in May so hopefully she learned her lesson but I don't believe she did based upon what I have heard after they fired her-lol! Some people never do learn. Why should I be inconvenienced because of your lack of time management? When someone is obviously tailing my butt because they are running late trying to get somewhere it makes me upset because had they managed their time properly then they would not be driving all crazy and putting other innocent people at risk....again it could have all been avoided.

HA! I am either RIGHT on time or just plain late. I think I get this from my mom. She was NEVER on time for anything so I never grew up thinking you had to rush rush rush to get somewhere, and that just so long as you got there, whats the problem? (Although I now wish I had been instilled with a better sense of time)

I hate being late. We were late all the time when I was a kid and it was really embarrassing. I am not worried if I tell a friend I'll be over at 1 and it's more like 1:10, but if we're going to a dinner and I tell people we'll be there at 6, the closer we get to 6, the edgier I feel. I like some time to hit traffic or one more red light, etc.

My stepson is always late. We joke that he runs on "ss time". He's slow. Like sloth slow. Once we said to all the kids that we were going out for a really nice dinner and leaving at 5:50 sharp. Anyone not in the van by then was being left. At 5:50 we got in the car and SS came running out with his shoes in his hands and shirt unbuttoned. He also once almost left a date hanging for her prom (which was on a boat, so they had to be there BY 8PM or they'd be left on the dock). That one was, I think, not assigning the proper amount of importance to her event, and I felt that was very rude to her whole family.

So I'm not insane about being on time, but I do STRONGLY prefer to be on time. It stresses me out not to be. It makes me angry when time is important and people aren't on time because I feel it's disrespectful. If you legitimately get tied up CALL. That's what cell phones are for. We had friends who were supposed to come over at 7 and by 8PM I had not heard anything, so I called them. They had gotten delayed with their dinner and not seen fit to call from their home to tell us they had not left yet. We did not see them til almost 9 and the visit was short. Perpetual lateness is one of the reasons I did not date that friend way back when we were in HS. Even then he made me mad.

I guess I'm a little more crazy about being on time than I thought.

I'm on time, my husband is always late. This is not a good combination at all & makes us all crazy because I'm stressed we're late & he's stressed because I'm yelling at him that we're late. As far as friends go, I have 2 that are chronically late & it absolutely bothers me to the core. I mean, I've got kids too & live farther away than anyone else, but I can manage to get places on time, why can't you? It drives me nuts. Luckily I don't have any friends who would ever dream of calling me out if I ever ran into traffic or some other extenuating circumstance that caused me to be 5 minutes late (I mean, how would they, THEY wouldn't even be there yet, right?) because I have a feeling there would be some very unpleasant words between us if that ever happened.

I am ALWAYS 5-15 minutes late and have occasionally been 30 minutes late. I will always be courteous to call and let the person know I"m running late and I'm trying to hurry there. On the rare times I'm EARLY - it's always an oops LOL

Since I'm almost always late, I can't be mad at someone else who is similar... tho around the 30 minute mark and no phone call or text I start getting a bit pissed.

My being late drives my husband crazy, because he likes to be a bit early or just on time.

I have 3 kids and I swear it would be easier to raise a mountain with my bare hands then get everyone out the door and somewhere on time. If it's something we know about ahead of time with a less flexible time frame I will bust my butt to get everything I can done and ready the day or 2 before. I will put everything but the valuables and anything that would be effected by the weather in the car the day before.The rest goes by the door. I will have the kids pick out clothes the day before. And we still somehow push our time!
There's always a dirty diaper at the last minute. Or the missing shoe. Or the last bathroom run. Or..or..or...
We do OK but certainly aren't perfect.