Yesterday, I shared on my social media accounts about how I was being a “bad mom” and not sending my oldest daughter to school for the day. That’s right, I was letting her play hooky from school. Sometimes your kids need to skip school and have a mental health day.
Our life has been filled with some major ups and downs for the past 8 months. It’s affected all of us, especially our daughters. With my husband having his second surgery this week I knew it would impact our girls. I tried my best to prepare. This included sending an email to my oldest’s teachers that she may not be her usual self. Then I got an idea, to pull her for school one day.
Taking her out of school was the best decision I made for her, her little sister, and myself. I had a few people message me and say it was wonderful that we seized the day.
YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THIS DAY AGAIN, SO MAKE IT COUNT
WE HAD OUR OWN FIELD TRIP
Instead of being in a classroom, we went on an adventure together to our local aquarium. It provided so many great opportunities to talk and to answer a million questions that came from her. The current art installation the ocean plastic pollution crisis. I was amazed to see how much it got my 5-year-old thinking and asking about what she can do to help? Sometimes as parents we underestimate our own kids and just how smart they are.
If you’ve ever debated pulling your kid from school for a day, do it! If you’re feeling like they need a mental health day than it’s likely they do. Everyone can benefit from it. Take the opportunity to be together as a family. Be present at the moment. Just have fun for a day out together. You just never know what will come from it and what your child will learn while out and about instead of sitting at a desk.
Love that you took advantage of a tough situation to build family memories. I’m a former teacher and very much support kids being in class, but I totally agree with you that occasionally, playing hooky is the right choice. Best wishes to your family!
I agree that a mental health day is needed every now and then.
I so agree that there are times playing hooky is a must. Plus these are great memories your children will never forget.
Looks like a wonderful day!! So worth it!!
I totally agree… sometimes skipped days are the best days. And they still learned so much, probably more 🙂
Yes…IT is a very spontaneous thing but I have done it too and feel we needed it for sanity and the chance to simply breathe and be ourselves. There comes those days when the week goes by way too fast and just trying to catch up to do 3 loads of laundry in the 1 washer/1 dryer laundry room which is shared with the whole floor in the building…just drives me bonkers. I don’t like the idea of letting my daughter miss school however I agree there are those days you can make the most of and still have positive learning experiences on your own private “field trips” as a family.😊
Sometimes you just need a break. I love that you were able to take time to just have some family fun and make some memories.
I totally love that you took a day off to build great memories with your kids. Everyone needs days to reconnect and experience new things. Your daughters probably had the best day with you at the aquarium!
I completely agree sometimes there is just too much going on that you need your family home with you or they need a mental break. ((((HUGS)))) you guys are the cutest, especially when skipping school lol!!
Totally agreed. School is super important — that goes without saying — but it’s just as important to have well-rounded experiences too. We just pulled our daughter out of school for a couple weeks so we could travel New York and Toronto. Well worth it.
Well said “YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THIS DAY AGAIN. SO MAKE IT COUNT” I often forget this. Thank you for the reminder!
I absolutely support you. They’ll remember this day long past that day spent sitting in class. Hugs.
Such sweet photos, and I’m 100% with you, that family memories are more important than school!!!!
Never feel guilty about giving you and your kids a mental health day! Bonus about taking a personal field trip in the middle of the day is no lineups or crowds:P
I 100% agree about having little breaks in the year for family time. It’s so important.
We wholeheartedly believe in doing this! In fact, we pulled the kiddos from school back in Feb to do our own family day up at Grouse Mountain. It was fantastic.
I agree that sometimes a ” free” day is a real help for you and your child. I wish my Mom had done this. We had to go to school – rain or shine, well or not. Only the absolute worst illness kept us home and we had to suffer otherwise – when it really wouldn’t have hurt to stay home a day.
i think i agree with you opinions that sometimes kits skip from school is no harm and fun
i agree with you opinions that sometimes kids skip from school is fun
i agree that sometime kids skip from school is fun time for family