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?

I have nothing to add. This thread is manic and my jaw is hanging open at how anti people have gotten over a morning off school.

I'd let my (insomniac) daughter sleep in on a particularly bad day, and take her in after lunchtime. Teachers were fine. I've also been kept off school as the eldest to care for a younger sibling when ill.

I have short blue hair and there's nothing worse than when you have half blue hair half brown roots. If it were my last chance to sort it before holiday, I do the same.

My word. So much bosom hoiking!

I can't see the problem OP.

Would it be crass to nominate this thread for classics?

You should.

When your done ringing round assigning days to all you emergency child care people for the next 10 years

It's not about what he is missing, it's the message that it sends out. Education is not as important as hair appointments, it's okay to throw a sickie and lie to people.

^^ THIS! Unbelievable attitude from OP.

Well reading through this has confirmed I'm a shit mum according to mn.

People need to unclench.

all those saying the OP has taught her son a lesson that school is not important - is the message that women always put themselves last a more healthy message to give the men of tomorrow?

Oh, give over. What a ridiculous argument.

There once was a young mucker
Whose hair was not looking so pucker
She let her kid do a bunk
So she could get back her funk
Shame a chunk of mn thinks she's a fucker

Ah, but the OP didn't say she didn't want to take her DD to the hairdressers for fear her DD would vom at the hairdressers, or be so contagious that she'd infect the hairdresser (who's health is therefore given a higher priority than the other DC!), but because her DD would be bored and wouldn't like having to "mind her Ps and Qs" at the hairdressers for a couple of hours.

That was the reason the DS stayed off school - not because the OP couldn't go to the hairdressers without him doing so, but because the OP didn't want her DD to be bored on her day off sick. (Personally, I think 'being bored' on a day off school sick is a good thing for DCs, makes it less likely they'll fake being ill if they think it'll be really shit to be at home.)

The red hair is a red herring - the hair could be cut and dyed regardless of if DS went to school or not and the OP would look suitably flame haired in holiday snaps. He fancied a day off, you let him as it made your life a bit easier, but it was perfectly possible for you to get your hair done either way.

No more ridiculous than.the idea that making an appointment during school hours is disorganised on the basis her kid got sick on the day.

Tessbrookes

What's your point ?

roundtable

This is gonna be one of those threads that, when someone asks in Chat about memorable flamingos in a few years, we'll all say "remember the one when the OP went to the hairdressers"

Memorable flamingos?!

Flamings!!

Mrs can you not see that her point is she's a better person than the OP.

OP could have run over a cat and reversed over its dead body for good measure, and would have had less of a hard time. People get so upset when other MNers want to look not-shit

MissFenella - no, the OP has taught both her DCs that boredom and having to be on your best behaviour sometimes isn't a normal part of life, but something they should expect other people to go out of their way to avoid.

Writes: "when planning contingency arrangements make sure I leave my ill child in an empty room so that she doesn't have any ideas about skiving".

Because a deception that hasn't yet happened is paramount over their wellbeing. Don't even think about giving them a cuddle!! Otherwise they'll think they can stay off school and have cuddles forever more!!!

Fucking hell hair dye and cut is about 3 hours, I get bloody bored and I would never expect a child to sit through it!

memorable flamingos

And roundtable - truly talented!!

And OP did you run over a cat and then reverse over its dead body? I bet you did you fucker

take some books, a tablet or phone with games on, chat to her mum (having your hair dyed doesnt mean you can't carry on a conversation), honestly, how is the OP's DD going to cope with travel to this holiday if she can't sit for a couple of hours.

That was the reason the DS stayed off school - not because the OP couldn't go to the hairdressers without him doing so, but because the OP didn't want her DD to be bored on her day off sick.

You are entering into the realms of fantasy now.
Yes...given she had been sick and might be contagious (hence being off school) but seemed well enough in herself, I concluded that a couple of hours lying the sofa watching a film with her bb was preferable to sitting still and upright in a prissy little chair in the salon watching my hair dye take.
How can you possibly find fault with that?

Oh I got that loud and clear piper

She did then she coifed her newly styled hair then drove off cackling. Caaaaah!!!!

So, OP, where are you going on holiday?

how is the OP's DD going to cope with travel to this holiday if she can't sit for a couple of hours

BINGO!!
I believe all the bosom Beijing boxes have been rocked now we have a "how will she cope comment"

Hiking not Beijing!!
Must proof read before posting!