...to be so pissed off that the twatting Rooney's can take kids out of school for hols?

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Is this fair? I mean, why should preferential treatment be given to this pair when us minions aren't allowed to take our children on holiday in school time?

No, here I am, phone battery died grrr! No, don't feel silly at all ha ha, just can't stand the pair of pricks tbh!

But now realise I was BU as I didn't realise the kids, or the older kid, wasn't of school age

Point taken guys, guess that's why there is a 'question' within AIBU

I'm fed up of reading about them taking the dc out of school for holidays. The eldest child isn't 5 until November, so not required to attend school yet so they can taje whatever holidays they want.

Bet they don't like you either!

pair of pricks. Nice.

Why exactly are they are 'pair of pricks'? Jealous much?

Turn that in to English I've had wine

Let me guess OP, you went to school with one of them, and are eaten up with jealousy?

private school

they can do what they want

its the new britain, one rule for the plebs, another for the rich

Jealous - No, School - No...

I despise footballers, and also despise unintelligent knobs who are labelled 'fashion designers' (when there are people who've worked their arses off in Uni to actually BE a fashion designer, not have someone do it for you then take the credit for it)

Just my opinion, I'm sure there are plenty of (useless) 'celebs' that half of you don't like

It isn't private school. They are too young for school.

""Let me guess OP, you went to school with one of them, and are eaten up with jealousy?""

In all fairness, I know the Rooneys (parents/cousins) it isn't jealousy that promotes comments such as the OP's.

The OP has accepted she is BU.

Dammit op, please don't go and spoil it - I'll be agreeing with you in a minute

"private school

they can do what they want

its the new britain, one rule for the plebs, another for the rich"

You can do what you want as well. I'd imagine it's cheaper to pay the fine than it is to pay school fees. And it's not like you have to send your children to school anyway. This whole thread is ridiculous.

Why do you despise footballers, OP?

Oh so it is jealousy. Re the fashion designer thing. Why don't you just call a spade a spade.

And why hate footballers? Jealous again because they earn more money than you?

Pair of pricks is a bit harsh unless you know them personally and therefore know this is true. They seem like nice enough people to me, they're not going out clubbing seals are they?

I hate football
I don't like WR
but this is a pile of shite

Bridge

Why do you hate footballers so much? I'm related to one and know another and they're both good people. Not exactly Premiership level but good enough to earn money.

Of all the things out there worth hating - y'know like famine, war crimes against women, disease and so on I'm absolutely boggled to find anyone has space in their consciousness for the Rooneys. How very very odd.

Who?

Glad OP has said she was BU.

I never get the assumption that somehow a footballer just happens to be paid shit loads. Nearly every single professional footballer will have dedicated their life to this aim from about 5 or 6 years old, giving up weekends, evenings, and typical teenage stuff. By the time they retire in their mid thirties they will have spent almost 30 years immersed in their sport. I never understand why people will get pissed off about a footballer's wages but not a film star or pop star? And they only get paid so much because of market forces driven by consumers - it's not like they're taking the money from a school budget or something.

Channel your jealousy elsewhere.

The footballer I know actually gets permission to take the kids away out of term time as he is in training during the 6 weeks holidays for the next season.

It's not the footballers fault they earn so much

'Unintelligent knobs' ?

OK, am sure that Wayne is not going to be appearing on Newsnight anytime soon, but not sure why you're saying Colleen is unintelligent?

What are you basing that on? Certainly, when she came to 'fame', it was widely reported that she was doing very well at school etc etc.

I reckon being able to go and see a parent play in a World Cup is probably fairly exceptional reasons tbh. It's not the norm after all.

However don't think either child is of school age so not applicable.

If they are/were they may well be at an independent school which will have its own rules. Round here they haven't finished yet - tomorrow - but they are a little more relaxed about time off ime, esp at primary age.

"which are considerably cheaper than the fines you're charged by travel agents for taking your children away in school holidays"

Please tell me you don't seriously believe this?! The prices you pay for school holidays are the prices; they are dropped in term time.