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Woke up late so gave kids a day off

658 replies

queenjolo29 · 04/02/2020 09:44

I'm feeling kinda guilty not sure why has they are my children after all, but i forgot to set my alarm last night, didn't wake up till 9 which I might add never happens at the weekend lol. So I thought fuck it give kids a day off.. Please tell me I am not the only one who has done this. They don't have days off unless ill but that's rare. I feel strangely guilty 🤔🤔

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deydododatdodontdeydo · 04/02/2020 13:02

I totally agree with this if only they would remember, but at 5 they won't.
Who needs responsibility every bloody day.

Someone who does this when their kids are 5 will probably do it again. Patterns of laziness, passed on to the kids.

Streamingbannersofdawn · 04/02/2020 13:06

I recently did a DBS check for an older lady, I asked the usual question about any convictions etc etc and she said

"Streaming, I've always been good, always behaved myself, always followed the rules...if I had my time again, I'd be a bit more rebellious!"

Don't feel guilty, it's one day, you sound as if you'll be hyper vigilant over alarms from now on. It's not a big deal.

NxnAllInclusive · 04/02/2020 13:08

Spend the day doing educational activities at home. Learn about volcanoes, flick through an atlas, do some reading, do some math sheets.

This is what my mum used to do if we had to have a day off and I wasn’t I’ll (car broken down/she didn’t want to drive in certain weather).

Deadringer · 04/02/2020 13:10

Not a big deal imo.

DecemberSnow · 04/02/2020 13:12

Its one day... Its fine

Especially , as she is 5....
Hope you are all having a lovely day !

DecemberSnow · 04/02/2020 13:13

BTW.... Never post on AIBU if you want people to agree with you

AIBU is a unusual / strange / hard place where people lose there minds and are mean

speakout · 04/02/2020 13:19

No I've never done this.

And surely you would have had a more relaxing day with them at school and nursery?

Strokethefurrywall · 04/02/2020 13:19

This thread is comedy gold!!! 🙌🏼

I'm on your side OP, your 5 year old won't even remember it!

FudgeBrownie2019 · 04/02/2020 13:21

It's one day. One. It's not ideal but it's also not going to ruin her school career or set any kind of precedent for the future. Just set the alarm and forget today happened.

Mulledwineinajug · 04/02/2020 13:22

I doubt she’ll blame you if she fails her GCSE’s! People get very po-faced about school attendance on here. Enjoy your day off!

SoupDragon · 04/02/2020 13:23

Someone who does this when their kids are 5 will probably do it again. Patterns of laziness, passed on to the kids.

Absolute nonsense.

Mildred007 · 04/02/2020 13:23

I would feel the same as you op but your children are young, it's a one off and noone has died! Enjoy it x

CakeandCustard28 · 04/02/2020 13:23

Nope never done this, lazy parenting at its finest.

SciFiScream · 04/02/2020 13:24

Your kids slept in till 9 too? How? That's amazing. I know I'm missing the point but am really astounded by that.

Strokethefurrywall · 04/02/2020 13:25

It is not a duvet day - its a mum can’t be arsed day.

Ahhh yes, those pesky mothers that can't be arsed. Damn them all to hell for their rebellion!

I'll hold my hand up to the fact that I have regular mum can't be arsed days. But on those days I actually turf my kids into school and then pull a sicky and go to the beach instead... 🤷🏽‍♀️

The world is truly going to end because you were a poor example to your 5 year, and here's your public flogging 🤣

inwood · 04/02/2020 13:28

Nope. Never done that. Kids go to school.

NotNowPlzz · 04/02/2020 13:35

Meh. If it's a one off.

CarolineIngalls · 04/02/2020 13:36

That sounds fine with such little ones. Enjoy the day.
You wouldn't do it with a 14 year old, but a 5-year-old will recover.

DeathByPuppy · 04/02/2020 13:39

9am? You had loads of time to pull on clothes, brush teeth, shovel cereal into them and still have a meaningful day of school. Bone idle.

CharlotteMD · 04/02/2020 13:40

Yep done that myself. Didn't feel quilty or the need to post it an Internet forum either.

mauvaisereputation · 04/02/2020 13:42

I never understand why people consider education less important for five year olds than fifteen year olds. IMHO it's more important the younger you are. Clearly this is not make or break in the child's life, but since the question was asked, I do consider it unreasonable to keep a child out of school unnecessarily. Children have a right to an education.

schnubbins · 04/02/2020 13:43

In most other countries children don't even attend school at 5 years of age .I was very strict about school attendance with my now grown-up kids but at that age they were not even in school and we regularly took days off from Kindergarten .Life is becoming too serious these days.

PlomBear · 04/02/2020 13:45

Only on Mumsnet! I’ve occasionally thrown a sickie from work and the sky hasn’t fallen in.

Seeing as British workers work around 26 billion hours of unpaid overtime and the pension age will no doubt become 101, what’s a few odd days off over a lifetime?

LolaSmiles · 04/02/2020 13:50

Only on Mumsnet! I’ve occasionally thrown a sickie from work and the sky hasn’t fallen in.
No, the sky hasn't fallen in, but people pulling sickies make it harder for people to be off when they are ill and employers start limiting sick pay so people only take time if they're very unwell (and probably more unwell than they would have been had they had 48 hours off earlier).
There's also a knock on when people give shitty excuses, like migraine for being off. It means that people who get migraines struggle to be taken seriously if we are off for a couple of days because people seem to think it's just a one day thing and/or another way for saying a bit of a bad head.

Thurmanmurman · 04/02/2020 13:50

It’s not great OP but not the end of the world. Just make sure you don’t make a habit of it.