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?

001 - because it takes about two hours to colour and cut my hair and I thought she's be better off at home resting on the sofa than minding her Ps and Qs in the salon.

I quite like the idea of teaching OPs DS to dye her hair but surely he'll be slower than the salon for a while until he's proficient - meaning he'll need even more time off?!

LashesandLipstick

OP stated, vomited once, then was fine.

That is not a valid reason to be off school, clearly was not a bug.

You should have sent the little one to school not kept them both off

Well if there's any Scottish teachers about on here who got a call from a parent today who has pillar box red hair and a 14 year old DS now you know.

Number3 it does, it runs everywhere it's true. That's the price I pay for it. Thems the breaks.

"Because there was nothing wrong with her either" - so why didn't she go with Mum to the salon??

Because no doubt Mum would be asked in public why that child was not at school too!

littleshorty don't be silly. She had been sick.

Number3 but vomiting even once makes you feel awful. I wouldn't send in a child who had vomited either, that's cruel

Potkettle you're a cheeky one, but I like you.

yes you are being unreasonable and a bad bad bad mother to boot

your son will now fail every exam and end up on a program about benefit scroungers or worse - in the clink - all for the sake of your roots

I hope you are proud of your self

I bet you stopped breast feeding before her was 5 as well and fed him chicken nuggets

Ghosty

Sick once then fine. If she was sick again school could have called to get her picked up

LashesandLipstick

OP has already stated child felt fine afterwards.

What is cruel is denying two of your children an education so you can get your fucking hair done.

I don't actually think any of this has even happened, but thanks for keeping me entertained for the last hour or so.

3. The fact your son was 'delighted' you lied to the school and got him to babysit while you go to the hairdressers is not a good thing.

Errrm he's 14. What 14 year old or girl wouldn't be delighted at getting the chance of a day off school? I would've been fucking estatic if my Mum had have let me do that.

Only on mumsnet is a morning off considered "denying your child an education"

14 year boy or girl

It's more the attitude. I have nothing wrong in principle with a child missing school through illness or occasional 'other reasons' but I do feel that giving them the attitude is OK, acceptable, says in effect school isn't important, and that is an attitude that translates into a working life.

I'd have kept DD off school but either taken her to hairdressers or cancelled!
Its not that a day off will harm 14yr olds education it is the message you are sending to both of them.

If you don't think much of secondary schools, home ed.

If you are taking advantage of the free education system, follow the rules. It is still only June. There is plenty of school left before the end of term.

Of course you are being unreasonable - it wasn't a desperate situation, you were just disorganised and got your son to bail you out, at the expense of a teacher who will have to catch him up on what he missed. It's not the end of the world, but you did take advantage of others without giving them any choice.

Why would you expect camaraderie or support?

Both my DSs (16 and 13) aren't keen on missing school MrsIts even when they are sick. They must be in the minority then.

School should take priority over everything. Especially over mum's haircuts.

Merrymouse Irish and Scottish schools are about to finish or already have!

It doesn't translate into your working life.

I bet some of you skived off school.