To be fuming with dd's school

[Molehillmountain]

Dd who is in year one has brought home a beautifully written, very persuasive, invitation to an event that we can't attend, that she will have to be at school for whilst most of her class are involved in and that the teacher knows she can't be involved in because I told them from the outset. We'd already started letting dd know that she couldn't be involved but writing the invitation at school must have confused her and she has been in floods of tears over it. I know they can't do everything and have everything but I think this is rubbing her nose in it and I'm cross beyond belief. I am sorely tempted to keep her away from school that day. We have supported the school wholeheartedly since she began there but I am very upset. Every time I close my eyes to get to sleep I have visions of dd having a whole day of being upset.

Come back OP

Are they doing the Black and White Minstrels?

YABU. Kids have to be disappointed sometimes...

Maybe it's a special jubilee lunch of fruit shoots, greggs sausage rolls and Pom bears?

Swinging black and white minstrels?

Maybe the OP is in another country? She did post shortly after midnight.

I can think of a religion which wouldn't want children joining in jubilee celebrations.

I'm waiting for op to return and see if I'm right.

I'm a bit surprised it seems to be only me who thinks it's likely to be a 'bring your parent to school day'

I really can't think of anything else for which a child would be writing a special invitation to a parent, and when the child's day would be ruined by a parent's inability to attend.

Nope, I agree with you queenedith

It does fit the facts, but we can't know until OP explains, can we?

QueenEdith, I wondered, but you can still be involved in a 'bring your parent to school day' - even if your actual parent can't attend you can borrow someone elses for the occasion. I have cheered on plenty of friend's children in assemblies etc.

Plus OP says 'I am sorely tempted to keep her away from school that day' which suggests to me that there must be at least one adult available that day.

Whilst I ( and other mums) don't know the circumstances of your DD withdrawal from a class activity, I think you ABU.

Your child's teacher planned the invitation making as part of a lesson to reinforce the build up to the event. I'm afraid your child with have to learn to go with the flow, and realize this is just part of life.

I went to school with several children who didn't celebrate Christmas and they seemed to have survived the school experience of disappointment in not participating in certain seasonal events.

This is the first of one of many 'life lessons'.

Maybe the OP is under house arrest and can't go to the school (for take your bank robber parent to school day)

Is it dogging?

Or dog fighting?

Mauybe dogs dogging but that's not all the interesting. What's it called when you dress up as an animal?

What a silly thread. All this speculation and it could all be completely wide of the mark.