Birthday day off school.

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I know this will be controversial but I'm allowing my son to have 1 day off school to take him to London for his birthday, usually he goes to school on his birthday and will again next year but he's been having a really hard time at school lately, lots of friendship issues and coming home upset. And to be completely honest I just feel like he needs this. He needs a day where the 3 of us myself, him and his stepdad get away and just have a day that's all about him. We're going to London on the train first thing, we wants to go both museums, see the sights of London, go shopping at hamleys, and then I've booked tickets to see the lion king at the theatre in the evening, it's going to be a fantastic day and hopefully one he will always remember, but I feel a little guilty for booking it on his actual birthday ( a Wednesday) and not waiting for the weekend.

Op go and have a lovely day but what jumped out at me was "he needs a day that's all about him". He's an only child I assume? Why can't he feel this important other days of the year? It isn't about how much you spend but you making him feel this loved and special isn't something for once a year. It won't spoil him to make more days like this and they can be weekends and cheap

He has two younger siblings, and of course we go on days out, and coffee trips just the two of us, game nights and all sorts but what I meant by that is this is his birthday, in our family birthdays are very special and important days

Good for you. Your son has a mama who is showing him that he matters and is going to make sure he has fantastic memories and that is really important. I hope he has a fabulous day.

As for the work/birthdays thing some posters reference… not everyone has to work on their birthday. Some take the day off, and personally I work for a company where nobody works on their birthday. Every single person in the company gets an extra day of paid holiday for their birthday.

There was a guy I work with who booked off his 50th and it was rejected so he came in and had a right rubbish day, We're just numbers to them at the end of the day it's sad.

Enjoy it, life is long, family time is important, so is mental health. One day off won't make a bit of difference to his education, it won't set a precedent, or set a bad example, we are not raising robots hopefully! some answers are so over the top. Have a lovely day in London!

Don't feel guilty! You have taken the pressure off him having to hand out sweets to his bullied on his own birthday or being questioned why he hasn't. Hope you all have a lovely day!