WIBU to keep my son off school for this?

[Fantoosh]

So I had a hairdresser appointment this morning for 9.30. I desperately needed a cut and colour before going on holiday next week.

Unfortunately my dd was sick at 7.30am...although she seemed fine afterwards. This meant I had to keep her off school.
Given that the chances of getting another appointment in time for the hols was zero, was I bu to call in a sicky for my eldest son (14) this morning to watch her while I kept the appointment I had? Fridays are a half day at school anyway here.

My hair is looking great now but I don't know if I did the right thing.
What would you have done?

But how could she re book. If she's supposed to assume her kids sick.then as well?

I'm going out tomorrow. Should I cancel just in case the dog gets fleas and I have to delouse him?

And what if it was a weekend would she have to drag the kids along cos the 14 yr old shouldnt baby sit

If the op were doing this regularly then it would be a problem, but fgs it's one morning at the end of term.

Hope your little one is Ok andros have a fab holiday.

All I can imagine is the op and the few posters who think what she did was right, are sat in a room together consuming a few bottles and giggling away, making it all up.

Do people do that then?

"Then I read the last page, and randomly, posters are mocking anyone who suggests the priority order is education, followed by a cut and colour."

A half day, a week before the end of term, is not jeopardising the DS's whole education. It's silly to suggest otherwise

Given the flaming you've already had, I shall just simply offer up this little "YABU" and leave it there.

Where are you that has a half day on Fridays?

Of course life happens and things change.

However, it should be possible to manage that without taking advantage of others.

My children's teachers take a great deal of trouble to plan lessons, sometimes even more so at the end of term, and I don't lie to them. If that makes me uncool, I am happy to be uncool.

Op is in Scotland I think, my kids finish a bit earlier on Fridays as well actually but only by half an hour and only the high school, the primary don't. When I was at school Wednesdays were a half day.

It isn't the end of term here! We break up on 22 July. We are doing assessments, not DVDs.

Oh, Scotland. That makes more sense.

So op should drag the kids everywhere because expecting a teenager to keep an eye on the sister while she walks the dog is taking advantage?

Merry I don't think Mr Jones really cares whether you occasionally Los to him or not.

The OP is in Scotland TheFallen - term dates are different. AS has been mentioned several times

So many bad mothers here! Shocking!

Lie

Mine break up the 21st but op is in Scotland and term finishes earlier. I wish it was the end of term already, we are all knackered and ready for the summer holidays. My kids aren't doing tests or anything, ds1 has finished his gcses, the younger ones are doing healthy day, sports day, there was a show the other day, etc.

Tbh given how shit schools can be re special needs etc and excluding kids illegally I can't be arsed to be bothered by a parent giving a kid a half day off.

@ YouTheCat - judgemental much?

But BitOut and the others who think she was ok to do this don't seem to be questioning at all the fact she could quite easily have taken her DD (who she was confident wouldn't be sick again and was fine) with her?

The DS wasn't kept off school so the OP could go to her hair cut, he was kept off school so the OP could go to her haircut without taking DD with her who "might get bored" having to be good, sitting with a book while her mum got her hair done. It was perfectly possible for the OP to get her hair cut and send her DS to school, it just would mean the DD would be a bit bored and the OP would have a less enjoyable time getting her hair done.

My judgey pants are so far wedged up my bum that if I bend over I'll split in half.

I just can't imagine ever, regardless of day of week or time of year, asking my child to lie and pull a sickie off school so that I could get my hair done. Bonkers.

Things I have learnt from this thread.-

lessons are reliant on an Individual child attending.

cancel all appointments because your child might be sick.

boom all appointments months in advance even though your supposed to assume your child is going to be ill.

psychically know when your child is going to be sick so you can arrange other child care so all friends and family have to assume your kids going to be sick too.

14 year olds are far to precious to ever help out.

She couldn't take her child, can you imagine that aibu, my daughter vommitted this morning but I have a hair app, was I unreasonable to take her with me as she seemed fine. Op would be slated. And just because she hasn't been sick again doesn't mean she isn't contagious, nah day ar home snuggled on sofa with her big brother is a much better option.