To not send my children to school because I need to fly ?

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Paticake · 15/06/2025 17:06

I have to fly tonight and my kids have been left with my mum, she lives two hours away. Is it ok that they don’t go to school or am I a terrible parent for picking work over the kids?

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Endorewitch · 24/06/2025 18:04

Did she say 2 weeks?Must have missed that bit. But doubt if Granny would have them for 2 weeks. Dh surely would be better by then and able to take over as pre arranged.

Digdongdoo · 24/06/2025 18:09

Endorewitch · 24/06/2025 18:04

Did she say 2 weeks?Must have missed that bit. But doubt if Granny would have them for 2 weeks. Dh surely would be better by then and able to take over as pre arranged.

I'm amused that you think OP is female 🤣

MassiveOvaryaction · 24/06/2025 18:11

Endorewitch · 24/06/2025 01:01

Some of the replies make me laugh. Is poor Granny meant to travel 4 hours round trip to take them to school!?She clearly says her poor mum is 2 hours away. And Mum may have her reasons for not being able to upsticks and go to daughters house. It was all very last minute.
Frankly if anyone takes a job they should be committed. Missing a few days of school wouldn't make a scrap of difference.
Obviously a one off as she says her husband usually looks after them when she works away.
Lovely for Mum and kids .

I don't suppose we will ever know what happened because @Paticake seems to have flown away.

Needspaceforlego · 24/06/2025 19:07

Digdongdoo · 24/06/2025 18:09

I'm amused that you think OP is female 🤣

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Yip I think Ops male, is ex has tried to get him to do some parenting, and hes dumped the kids with Granny.
I'll be willing to bet Mums got the kids back because she won't want them missing school.

Ill add I'm assuming they are in England so still have a few weeks to summer.

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