AIBU to refuse a Year 9 staying up for the 1am match?

YANBU at all.

This is ridiculous imo

I like football and have been watching the World Cup, but people have work and school tomorrow. My ds12 isn’t getting to watch it. Dd is 17 so I wouldn’t be able to stop her but I think she’d have more sense even if she weren’t on a school trip.

If he is quick to get to sleep tell him to go at 8:30, get up at one to watch it, does he have a tablet or laptop he can use just for tonight to watch it in bed, he will likely fall asleep during. This is my plan. I am also sleeping in the spare room so as not to disturb DH who is not a football fan. I wouldn't have for a group match but this is knock out and likely their last match of the tournament. Tbh if we're 3-0 down at half time I'll just go back to sleep. He can have an early night tomorrow to catch up

Our first Scotland match was 1am, we had a nap then went to party! Was a great night.
Don't be miserable.One late night isn't the end of the world.

Hopefully you’ve decided to allow him to watch it.

I would
let him stay up but not go into school late. That’s the deal, take it or leave it!

I agree. Although my 4yo is getting up to watch it but luckily shes not started school yet 🤣

Well im watching it ive not long got up i had a nap.

Just let him watch it with headphones on but send him into school as normal. If he feels shit, he’ll learn how important his sleep is. I imagine talking about it the next day with everyone else will keep him happy. He can go to bed after dinner to make up for it that evening. It’s not worth falling out over.

What a misery guts. Most people can cope with one late night, but struggle if there's any more than that. Let him watch it, for God's Sake....

Why are you even asking? Your posts all read as you already think you're right and want people to back you up

I would let him if he's year 9.

I don't think my two teenagers are particularly bothered about watching it live so they'll most likely watch it on catch up before school. If they wanted to stay up though they could as long as they made it in to school for 9am.

My 9 year old, however, would have loved to stay up. I had been planning to let him but I now have a job interview tomorrow and he has to be at school early for a school trip so he will have to make do with watching it before school on catch up.

Let them watch. Bed first then get up. One of my best childhood memories was a world cup game. No idea if I was sleepy in school. 100% remember my dad's reaction. Its just once. Make it clear this is a one off then be the hero.

We are going to be early at 9 (12 and 15 year old) then getting up for the game and then going back to sleep. I would let him as a one off.

Let him stay up and drag his tired self into school the next day. Are 14 year olds really so precious that they can't cope with one night's interrupted sleep without scuppering their entire education?

Why not record it and get up at 6am to watch it before school? Same outcome, less disrupted sleep 🤷‍♀️

One day tired “hinders education” I think not!

And this

And anything and everything that has to do with football. Also, your children's education per your opinions.

Makes no sense whatsoever!

Unless he is a very bad attender just let him stay up and go in at lunchtime or have the day off.

For everyone who says it's not a big deal to let a child lose sleep and hinder his education.Guess what's not a big deal.

Football.

And anything and everything that has to do with football. Also, your children's education per your opinions.

Unless he has something critical going on or has missed a bunch of days already for illness, just let him have fun.

There is no way he isn't gonna know the result by 9am. Absolutely pointless in my opinion that the schools are doing this.
We have had a pass agg email from my daughter's school which I am dutifully ignoring 😅

If you would let him be up at that time to catch a flight for a family holiday, then let him be up for the football. One bad night's sleep isn't going to ruin his future. If you make him go to bed and miss out, he won't forget that. He would probably watch it on his phone in bed anyway. Let him enjoy it with his dad.

I’m an absolute control freak for wanting my kids to have the right amount of sleep, but this is such a rare occurrence. I absolutely would let him just this once.
I’d ask him to go to bed a bit earlier (like, now) and set an alarm for 12:30am and let him decide if he wants to go ahead with the plan when he wakes up.

You know there’s 2 weeks left of school? What do you imagine he’s going to miss out on? Let His dad sit up with him. It may be the last game that England play in this whole thing; he can sleep during the summer holidays.

Just have the day off!! If he's got great attendance I don't see the point in rigidly adhering to rules for the sake of it. It's a one-off. Why push the kid and send him in at the normal time. Can't people just be kind and let the kid have a special moment. He'll remember it forever- that one morning I was allowed to sleep in because it was the world cup - and my Mum was cool with it.

All these ‘fans’ saying this will be England’s last match - it’s Mexico, not bloody France we’re playing. England have outplaced Mexico in the last however many world cups 😂