This is what you call 4th quarter parenting...both kids didn't not go to school on their birthdays. Samantha on May 23rd took the day off and Ian on May 31st took the day off. Why not?
If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have gone to school nearly as much as I did. I mean, I went every day! What is up with that? I think a skip day every now and then is a good thing. And once SOLs (standardized testing) is over, we can all use a day to decompress.
I've done this for years, letting each kid take a skip day of their choosing. Fortunately their birthdays are at the end of the school year so it worked out well that they could take their birthday off this year.
The county we live in places so much academic pressure on our kids. It's insane. I love being able to do this for them. And getting one-on-one time with each kid while the rest of the world is at school or at work is priceless. I hope they look back at these days and find them to be as special as I do.
