Reply #31: Phentex, I feel so dumb

[booksenkatz]

It's just that when I was growing up, I'd listen to my family of teachers talk about how parents pull kids out of school for everything. The only excuses that seemed to be acceptable were illness or funerals. That sort of thinking has just taken over in my parenting, I guess. If I ever wrote anything on the sign-out sheet other than "illness" or "funeral" it would just feel wrong, as if I am being flippant or careless in my attitude towards my child's education.

I truly WANTED to keep him home. I kept trying to think of what I would write for the excuse on the sign-out sheet, and I didn't want to get my son in trouble. Isn't that pathetic? I think Cali upthread is right, I need to stop being so rigid about these things and consider that there are many ways to get an education, many/most of which have nothing whatsoever to do with physically being in a classroom.

Thanks to everybody for your input on this, it really helps.:)