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Am I being silly?

27 replies

AmiU · 28/02/2018 14:09

I kept DD (5 yr old) home from reception today due to the snow, despite her school being open, but just realised that most people think I've been a bit silly.

Her attendance otherwise is good. We're in London and there's only a few inches of snow. We're only a short walk from the school as well Blush

I don't drive and there isn't a bus going to the school. The reason I was nervous was its very slippery out, and the school is up a very steep hill and down another very long steep hill. DH is out so I'd have to take DS2 in his buggy. I felt really unsafe keeping DD and myself on our feet, especially if I slipped on a hill and sent DS and buggy crashing into traffic?

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kaytee87 · 28/02/2018 14:11

If you felt unsafe you felt unsafe. Snow itself isn't usually slippy though unless it's frozen over.
It won't do her any harm missing a day of school.

Sneezeandooops · 28/02/2018 14:14

Agree if you didn't feel safe to take her then you made the right decision for your family.

Foreverandforeverandever · 28/02/2018 14:16

Sounds a bit precious if I’m honest

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 28/02/2018 14:16

Has anyone else not taken their dc in do you know?

I wouldn't worry too much personally.

BusterGonad · 28/02/2018 14:17

Don't worry about it, I've kept my son (9) off of school for 2 days, he has a cold and has a slight temperature, but mostly he's tired and needs some time off to re charge his battery's.

SweetMoon · 28/02/2018 14:30

If you kept her off to go out and play in it and build snowmen and have snowball fights and make the most of it while it's here then YANBU.

If you kept her off because she might slip over then sorry but that's a bit odd.

PlanNumber · 28/02/2018 14:33

You won't be the only one, although most will have done it to have fun in the snow, not because they're scared to go out.

thecatsthecats · 28/02/2018 14:34

Trying to work out whether my own parents recklessly endangered me continuously or whether they just had a grip on reality when they always took me and my siblings out in the snow...

Suburbanfocks · 28/02/2018 14:35

I sent mine in as usual at breakfast club time as they announced they were open as usual. At half ten, one school (primary) texted to say they were closing and to pick up asap, followed by the other school (secondary), which is much further out. Chaos.
I wish we'd all stayed in bed this morning.
Yanbu. The roads aren't gritted and you have to go over a bridge if you're walking where lorries pass by on the road next to the narrow pavement.

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AmiU · 28/02/2018 14:36

sweet we did go out and play in the morning, it was her and DS's first time in proper snow but I can't say that's the reason I kept her home.

I was literally too afraid to go down the extremely steep hill which has a main road at the bottom, I just couldn't shake the fear of DS's buggy slipping out of my hand. I think I'm being silly.

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NotSoSprightly · 28/02/2018 14:36

I think it's a bit Hmm, sorry.

IvorHughJarrs · 28/02/2018 14:36

Sure the paths would be clear or gritted in a city? In a remote area I could understand but, sorry, I think you probably are BU

Suburbanfocks · 28/02/2018 14:37

They, as in the schools* announced, not my children!

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AmiU · 28/02/2018 14:38

kaytee it's not frozen over, but it's a fairly busy area so bits have melted as people walked and then frozen again, I've seen a few people slipping and sliding to the station.

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newcupcake · 28/02/2018 14:40

You won't walk to school but you'll go out and play and risk a slip ?? Hmm totally OTT I reckon

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 28/02/2018 14:41

I guess you can't keep her off every time it's snowed. You need to invest in some good walking boots with an excellent grip.

ruleshelpcontrolthefun · 28/02/2018 14:55

Meh. If we'd had more snow I'd have kept DD home today to play in the garden with DS and I. She has 98% attendance. I wouldn't give a toss who thought I was being silly tbh. Where we are, we've not had this much snow in years.

PinkHeart5914 · 28/02/2018 15:00

Yeah I think it’s a bit silly tbh, you say you only live a short walk from the school so you set off a little earlier, walk carefully.

You took her out to play in the snow so your fear of slipping clearly wasn’t that big Confused

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AmiU · 28/02/2018 15:01

greatduck I think I do need proper boots. I have thick soled Chelsea boots but they don't have much grip.

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AmiU · 28/02/2018 15:02

pink I only let them play in the flat gated car park attached to our building, as the premises downstairs were closed so weren't using the car park. Either way, I'll have to take them both in tomorrow

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MsGameandWatching · 28/02/2018 15:05

I think you do what suits you and your family and one day off during heavy snow fall is fine. I also think I wouldn't have posted on here about it either because you'll just get loads of criticism for it. Mine went in but we got a message saying we could pick up early if we wanted. I was literally the first parent in the office. Might keep her off tomorrow actually.

MumofBean · 28/02/2018 15:07

I think it is silly. It's a bit of snow. I live in the highlands. There is no way I would be skipping work/school every time it snowed...

kaytee87 · 28/02/2018 15:11

Buy some ice grips op, you can wear them on any flat shoes.

I slipped on ice over 3 months ago, broke my ankle in 4 places and still can't walk properly.

We're a red warning here into tomorrow too. Everything is shut.

FoofFighter · 28/02/2018 15:13

No I don't think it is silly. You made a judgement. I also did the same thing. Nursery is a 40 minute walk away at best of times, let's double that in the snow and ice. It is downhill all the way, then of course uphill all the way home. You shouldn't care what others think. Let them make their own decisions.

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AmiU · 28/02/2018 15:41

kaytee I'm googling ice grips now!

My mum fell in ice many years ago when she lived in North America, and cracked her tail bone so I think it's just a silly phobia of mine.

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