Please can anyone make me feel better about missing my daughter’s last day of primary school today? I was working so didn’t pick her up. I asked her father to take pictures but he took 3 pictures of her on her own which I could have taken at home myself. I messaged in the group chat if anyone could please take a picture of her with the kids as a group and lots of thumbs up and “yes of course we will!” responses. I even PM’d the mums of her best friends to take pictures. We are moving away soon so this was extra important. Looking at group chat now there are hundreds of pictures of the kids and not one of my child. I feel really upset. Even the mums who I PM’d and they said they will of course take lots didn’t take even one. I don’t think it was a big ask it takes literally a second to snap a picture. The kids were all stood around waiting to be collected by parents already. I hate my DH for not taking pics too and I know he did on purpose. We’ve been fighting about this just now and he told me to get over it and he forgot as he was checking his work emails and when he remembered the kids had all left.
I feel like I failed her. I could have just left work and got someone to cover me - I probably would have got told off by manager but at least I would have pics of my child’s last day. She’s my only child so I can’t have a last day if primary again. In secondary school parents are not allowed in the school to take pics so I feel a big milestone of my child’s life.