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AIBU?

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Original poster

to wonder why anyone sans-children would choose to take annual leave during the summer school holidays?

85 replies

OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:35

Everything is crowded and expensive.

And more importantly those poor buggers who are tied to school holidays to get time away are then stuck. There was a sudden run on booking leave today and it turns out that most of August is now booked - 2 weeks of which by someone with no children. It doesn't mean I can't take any leave but I will have to book the last few days of July and a few days at start of Sept. And if I whinge enough to my boss I might be able to get him to agree to my taking a week in August as long as I'm unofficially 'on call' ie I go nowhere without my mobile.

Arse!

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LoveBeingAMummy · 29/01/2010 14:36

How dare someone book there holiday without checking with you first

LoveBeingAMummy · 29/01/2010 14:36

their

MrsBadger · 29/01/2010 14:37

because it's a slow time for lots of businesses because everyone else eg clients suppliers contractors etc are away

dh always has a slow August so we often go away.

morningpaper · 29/01/2010 14:37

mmm but it's AUGUST

the whole year is just an endless freedom-filled party of possibilities

they don't understand your freakish school year obligations

chill

gorionine · 29/01/2010 14:38

Maybe the ones "sans-children" who booked in August are going on holiday with someone "avec-children"?

PureAsTheColdDrivenSnow · 29/01/2010 14:39

Maybe because it's the middle of summer?

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:41

But July is as nice. And May and June.

Given the choice I'd not bother in August. I think they are mad.

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TrillianAstra · 29/01/2010 14:41

Because that's when summer happens to be.

posieparker · 29/01/2010 14:42

Without dcs i would book in term time as it's so much cheaper.

gorionine · 29/01/2010 14:42

OP, maybe you should take your holiday in May/June (Whit holiday?)

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:43

And anyway he's going to Crete! It's like Death Valley in August. Much much nicer in May.....

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Two4One · 29/01/2010 14:44

YABVU! Anyone can take holiday any time they like! People without children shouldn't have to give first dibs to those with! When I was working and childless people used to say this about Christmas too - why on earth being with your children is any more important than being with other members of your family is beyond me.

Personally, I would avoid school holidays for hols but only because everywhere is busy and expensive. Not because I felt I owed it to people with families.

Silver1 · 29/01/2010 14:44

Because just having in children, does not entitle us to dictate the summer pleasures of others.
Because their may be a festival somewhere they want to see.
Because their best friend is a teacher and they want to go away with her.
Because they are going on a religious pilgrimage with 800 other people
Because they knew it would annoy you.

YABU to wonder why, it's nothing to do with you.

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:47

Right as I ABU shall we debate the merits of taking children out of school in term time?

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duckyfuzz · 29/01/2010 14:47

is he married to a teacher? why didn't you get your request in earlier?

BelleDameSansMerci · 29/01/2010 14:49

You know YABU... I used to hate it when I was the childless one at work and was expected to work over Easter week, all August and between Christmas and New Year.

Everyone wants holiday at these times. Having said that, now I have a child, I book all my holidays at the beginning of the year so I get in first!

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:50

Nope. Because I didn't think I needed to.

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Bobbybee · 29/01/2010 14:50

Before children, I always took holidays in September. It was a brilliant time as all the prices dropped and places were fairly quiet and weather just right.

Now, I hate being tied to hot days in the summer holidays and would gladly take my kids out of school

They are mad

gorionine · 29/01/2010 14:50

hum hum [wants to get attention emoticon] but the fisrt two weeks of June are off school are they not?

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:51

Is it 2 weeks gor? I don't know. I will check.

Hey bobby! Glad I'm not the only one. We used to do May or June, never August.

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MrsBadger · 29/01/2010 14:52

er

no

madwomanintheattic · 29/01/2010 14:53

lol orm - my work-share (no dcs) has taken half term off (the week i was scheduled to be off, we do week on/ week off) and my boss in her infinite wisdom just pencilled me in instead... my kids are school age, so now i have to pay for child care

if i'd been scheduled to work that week, so be it, but to change the schedules without asking, so she can have the one week my kids are at home? madness, i tell you.

maybe i will have to take them out of school for a week.

oh, and if that wasn't crazy enough - out of the next 5 weeks, because of the rota change, i'm down to work only 1 of them! so i'm skint, as well as livid!

Abubu · 29/01/2010 14:55

I cant understand it either. Purely because summer is the best time to stay at home if you can choose to holiday whenever (I'd much prefer to go abroad somewhere hot and sunny when the weather is miserable), plus its so bloody expensive during school hols.

YANBU.

ToccataAndFudge · 29/01/2010 14:56

perhaps they cant take their holidays during term time because they work during those weeks??? Not all teachers/TA's, etc etc etc etc etc have children........but given their working hours have to take their holidays at the same time as everyone else with chilren

Original poster
OrmRenewed · 29/01/2010 14:57

madwoman - are you spitting feathers? I think I would be. Daft!

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