You shouldn't expect your family to resolve your transportation difficulties.
Sean has football practice.
Sean wants a ride to practice.
Sean realizes his dad is at work, so he calls a teammate to ask for ride to practice.
Sean calls his dad at work and tells him he needs to come home to give him a ride to practice.
Sean's dad is thankful that Sean took care of getting a ride on his own and didn't bother him at work.
Sean's dad is mad and gets in trouble for leaving work to take Sean to practice.