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AIBU?

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To go on holiday when DD should be doing work experience

32 replies

coatonarack · 28/02/2013 12:41

DD has done nothing to organise her work experience. She's known since November that it needs to be organised by the end of March. Her friends are talking about where they are doing work experience and we have had to drag out of her where she would actually like to work. She hasn't attempted to write any letters (for us to vet / give advice). She has done nothing. We haven't just let her get on with it - we have talked about it and told her what she needs to do. But she's still done nothing. It's like she wants to do it, but doesn't want the hassle of contributing anything towards the organisation of it.

Anyway, it's time to book the summer holiday. We have found the perfect place for the whole family. The trouble is that they only have one booking left which starts the week of her supposed work experience.

If DD had made some effort, we would go somewhere else at another time. As she hasn't, I want to say WTF, let's book it anyway. She can do work experience another time during the summer holidays.

AIBU?

OP posts:
Groovee · 28/02/2013 16:26

Have you even approached the school about this? I suspect you will be booking the holiday regardless.

cricketballs · 28/02/2013 16:51

What would you have done if your DD had sorted her WE out? - you wouldn't be looking at booking the holiday at that time; so the rest of the family wouldn't be going away then anyway

FiveGoMadInDorset · 28/02/2013 16:57

The thing is you are not teaching her a lesson. YOu are saying, well you didn't do anything, but it doens't matter, we will go on holiday instead.

And yes what would you have done if she had organised WE?

nailak · 28/02/2013 17:00

My work experience was waste of time

Fluffy1234 · 28/02/2013 17:38

At Ds2 's school if you don't organise your own placement or use the special website and the school then helps you then you get sent to help in the local charity shops. It's the last week of term.

CheeseStrawWars · 28/02/2013 17:44

How about organising work experience for her at a local business near the place you're on holiday? You lot can go on holiday, she gets to do her work experience - that would be more of a lesson, surely?

MammaMedusa · 28/02/2013 18:25

Yes, if this were my Mum, should would have organised work experience for me - at the holiday location!

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