to miss nursery sportsday

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Have just realised I have messed up and am out of town on DS2's nursery sports day.

I have 3 meetings in London. One doesn't matter, one can be changed and the other is really important and I've already rearranged it once due to my childcare issues. it would be very embarrassing to move it again (it's a pitching meeting with me very much the underdog!).

Arrrrggghhhhh - tell me what to do. Will DS2 ever remember? I only work part time and have just arranged to have the whole summer holidays off. I was so desperate to cram things into the last week of term I completely didn't notice.

Tell me what to do here people!

Miss sports day. There'll be another one along next year. (Personal note, I hate sports days and everything associated with them so may be biased)

Is anyone going - partner? Grandparent?
How old is your son?

He's just 3. Has another year of pre-school after this one.

This one will be his first sportsday . DH is taking time off for DS1's sportsday but we didn't know about this one.

Grandad could go I suppose.

Send Grandad or someone but make sure your child knows you definitely won't be there.

I do think someone should go.....think it will be a bit sad for him if nobody is there....unless hardly any other parents are going as they're working too - any way of establishing that with the nursery?

Get grandad to go and wave at him keep your time for when he is in primary

Do you know any of the other parents there - any of your son's friends parents - maybe not at this age. But if you do you could ask them to cheer for your son as well and let him know that?

I don't think you can rearrange your meeting
It would be great if you could find someone to go through

And it's excellent value, like herding cats

Oh just saw your last line YES get grand-dad to go that will be fine. Tell DS that grand-dad is going specially and is very excited about it.

Tell grand-dad that the whole thing is hilarious (it is). Ours start nursery at 2 and when they say go half of them don't move and the other half zoom off in te wrong direction. Ones that accidentally go in teh right direction will stop halfway along and run back again. It is SO funny

I have just attended my last ever school sports day (I am assuming they don't have them at secondary school ) - I am so glad that stage of my life is over .

that's made me feel a bit better, thank you.

Maybe I should just pray for rain?

I have my first ever "big school" sports day today. I fear it will not be in the slightest bit amusing and will go on for hours. Humpfh.

Don't pray for rain are you crazy? It's finally perked up after what feels like 8 years of non stop torrential downpours!!!!

He'll notice , he'll guilt you & he'll totally forget about it even as you're still sobbing into his gym kit/drama costume/ special assembly shirt/ harvest festival hat / school trip badge/ oceAn maths worksheet/ music concert suit/ bronze swimming badge hat/ karate grading belt.

True story.

Pace yourself.

I agree, send grandad and make a big fuss about him going. Sometimes things work out like this, at least you'd have gone if you could.