AIBU to make my son go to swimming lessons on his birthday?

[ThePendant]

His brithday is in the school holidays and he is booked on a 'swimming crash course' (every morning for a week).
This course was part of a deal we did with the boys to stop weekly swimming lessons which were becoming a painful chore.

He is turining 6.
He doesn't hate swimming, but doesn't love it either.
He things it is mean and unfair to be made to go swimming on his birthday.

These lessons are not cheap. And for once they have a great teacher and are making really good progress.
We'll be done at the pool by 9.30 and will spend the rest of the day doing fun stuff.

Cast your votes now....

OH i misread i thought he didnt like it at all not just because it was his birthday I think a few of us read it the same way

DS3 went on his birthday a few weeks back. He had also been to school that day.
Luckily for him, because it was the last lesson of the term, it was a fun session .

good idea about telling the teacher BTW. thanks.

I would brush any protestation away very quickly and move on to the next subject without drawing breath. "I don't want to go on my birthday" "we're going. What would you lik to do for supper on your birthday?"

i can relate to this. But i'd make him go because if you don't it might feed into his way of thinking that swimming is a dreadful chore.

Of course he should go!

Leaning to swim is a vital skill, and its not even like he hates it. Good lesson in doing things for the best, even though you might not want to do them at the time.

My mum made me come back from centre parcs, on my birthday, on a Saturday, to sit an entrance exam to a school we both knew I wasn't going to go to (the super selective secondary part of my primary). Something about nice to prove to yourself you could have gone if you wanted.

YABU! What kind of mother are you? Poor kid . Some people...sheesh.

just me then

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