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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 🤔🤔

OP posts:
maggieryan · 04/02/2020 10:41

Let them enjoy the day, forget the guilt.

JosefKeller · 04/02/2020 10:41

no, it's lovely parenting.

Can't be arsed to take the kids to school, tell them it's fine not to bother when you don't feel like it.
So to keep things fair, it's the turn of the 12 year old to have a day off tomorrow? Or the day after if the 5 year old can't be bothered tomorrow?

Frenchw1fe · 04/02/2020 10:41

Dc is 5. Put an educational you tube on and chill.

LaMarschallin · 04/02/2020 10:42

Wow, from an anon on an internet forum?Crikey easily pleased.*

No, just polite.

And wouldn't have realised how nasty and sarcastic anons can be.

NoSauce · 04/02/2020 10:42

Perfectionist? What getting your kids to school on time?

oncemorewithfeeling99 · 04/02/2020 10:43

Revel in it - wrap them up, stay in your pjs, eat ice cream, tell them you love them, play a board game.
They won’t come to harm from one day off and in fact the odd sneaky family day might give them added resilience.

yolofish · 04/02/2020 10:43

Shock horror, the 5 year old will never discover a proper work ethic!! Doomed for life.

I'd chill with them both and have a lovely bonus day - like a snow day but without getting cold and wet!

Lumene · 04/02/2020 10:43

At 5 and under YANBU

username00 · 04/02/2020 10:44

One day off won't hurt their education at the age of 5, however it does set an extremely bad example. I don't understand why being late would translate to a full day off - why not just take them in late? Sounds extremely lazy to me

Caiti19 · 04/02/2020 10:44

OP - an irresponsible/feckless/other-extreme-adjectives-applied-by-others-in-this-thread kind of parent would not have posted here about feeling guilty. You had a once-off bad day that got on top of you instead of you being on top of it. It happens to human beings. Let the kids spend the day learning via play dough, lego, jigsaws, colouring. Early night tonight and everyone back to regular programming tomorrow. Flowers

JacquesHammer · 04/02/2020 10:44

And wouldn't have realised how nasty and sarcastic anons can be

Do as I say, not as I do right?

Frenchw1fe · 04/02/2020 10:45

Of course none of the yabu's have ever thrown a sickie!

heartsonacake · 04/02/2020 10:45

YABU, very lazy and and an irresponsible parent setting a poor example to your child.

You should feel guilty, and you should allow that guilt to let you do the right thing: take them to school.

NotTheMrMenAgain · 04/02/2020 10:46

Oh please! I couldn't be bothered to get my knickers in a twist over this. Shit happens. Enjoy the day off, try not to do it again.

KaptenKrusty · 04/02/2020 10:46

"Yeah I think YABU. Schools get targeted and ranked on various things one being unauthorised absence. There are people at school working really hard to try and get attendance as high as possible so they don't slip down the league tables. If everyone thought like you then it would all go to shit. Getting up late isn't really a reason to have a day off"

Hahahah who cares - the attendance being high is meaningless, it is just a made up quota that a Government organisation push ! These rules are ridiculous

ffswhatnext · 04/02/2020 10:46

Enjoy your day. It happens. Some school staff are weird when you go late and really make you feel like shit. There’s been a handful of times over the years when I’ve kept them off for similar reasons. I used to take them in, but after digs several months later for being 20 minutes late, I stopped doing it.

ilovesooty · 04/02/2020 10:46

Sleeping in by mistake is human. Only the perfect can claim they've never done it. You had the opportunity to get ready and take them in though rather than keeping them off all day because you couldn't be bothered to make the effort.

leadbetter5 · 04/02/2020 10:46

I wouldn't, I would have raced to school and made up something about me being unwell and getting delayed. But then I've always worked since the kids have been at school so I wouldn't just take a random sickie.

LettertoHermoine · 04/02/2020 10:47

"Slippery slope" cracked me up....classic!

Ignore idiotic comments and enjoy your day at home with your kids. She will go to school as usual tomorrow..unless you both fall down that slippery slope to utter anarchy and rebellious mayhem that is.....

Sigh...

heartsonacake · 04/02/2020 10:47

Of course none of the yabu's have ever thrown a sickie!

Frenchw1fe No, I haven’t, because I’m a responsible person who keeps to my commitments.

calpolatdawn · 04/02/2020 10:47

ive done it before whilst unwell and woke late, and on my own (DP working away, non driving, no extended family) but i wouldn't make a habit of it,

Omashu · 04/02/2020 10:48

I think it’s absolutely fine! Enjoy your day OP!

MotherofDinosaurs · 04/02/2020 10:49

Of course it's OK! Chill out and have a bonus day Smile

Juliette20 · 04/02/2020 10:49

I was about to say YABU but as the oldest is only five, fuck it. Just don't make a habit of it.

Hugtheduggee · 04/02/2020 10:49

Well it makes zero difference from an attendance stats purpose. Being late counts as an absence whether it's 10 mins after the register shuts or 2 hours. So as a one off, I'd probably keep them off for the morning, have a lovely morning together and then go in for the afternoon session.

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