Do you remember this post, from last year?  The school put my kids on an attendance program and said they can’t miss without a doctor’s note?  Remember how pissed I was?  Well we’ve been good parents all year and my kids have finally learned that they can go to school if they’re not feeling so hot in the morning and see if they can make it through the day, if not go to the office and I’ll go pick them up. 

All year long Drama Queen has only missed two days of school, one with a note from her doctor and the other the nurse let me keep her home.  The Snitch has missed a few extra days but has returned with a doctor’s note, just as they required of us. 

Well this Friday we go on our annual camping trip and my kids were going to go to school for a bit in the morning then each would come down with a fever less case of Fake-a-litus and call me to get them at first recess so we could head up to join our family campers by mid afternoon.   Today I decided to man up and say SCREW YOU to the district!  I’m keeping my kids out of school that day, without a doctor’s note, and we’re all leaving together at 5am!   

Oh yeah, I’m wild like that.

I just decided that #1 they haven’t missed much school.  #2  school is almost out so what’s the harm.  #3  there are just some illnesses that kids need to stay home from that don’t warrant a trip to the doctor’s because there’s nothing that can be done for them…like a stomach virus.   Uh-huh.  We all know that a stomach bug just has to run its course and not even the doctor’s can do anything about it.  We also know that once one sibling has the bug its highly contagious and the other siblings will get it also. 

So there.  I’m rebelling.  I’m breaking the rules and I’m not thinking twice about it because I have my defense speech all ready for the district bastards if we get called on it!   SCREW YOU!  lol