Schools really need to remember that PARENTS are still the ultimate authority over their own children.
If I decide my child is staying home, going on a trip, taking a mental break, or simply needs time away from school… then that IS an excused absence because I excused it. I don’t need validation from a doctor, attendance officer, superintendent, or anybody else to parent MY child.
And let’s be real… some of y’all are way too comfortable acting like kids belong more to the school system than to their own families.
My child is not a robot programmed to wake up every morning and perform on command because the state says so. Childhood is short, and I’m not handing over all of my child’s most important years to a system that thinks perfect attendance matters more than real life, family time, mental health, or experiences outside a classroom.
If I want my child home for a week, send the work. If that’s a problem, I’ll homeschool and teach them myself. Reading, writing, math — none of that is impossible without a school building.
And before people start with “they need structure” — structure starts at HOME, not in a classroom.
Don’t send me threatening attendance letters like you have more authority over my child than I do. The school does NOT dictate my child’s life or schedule.
My kids are on MY schedule. Not yours.
@SurreyPolice are absolutely disgusting! My brother was reported missing last week. You didn’t give my mum a reference number. My brother has serious mental health issues and you have done nothing!
@Outlook the iPhone app keeps logging me out and won’t let me sign in. I’m not getting sent any codes through to my mobile, to prove who I am. But I can log in using a web browser?
@HM_Passport I sent my son’s passport with his birth certificate. May I add this is my son’s third passport. And we are being asked to send MORE proof if his dad has parental responsibility, even though his name is on the birth certificate. Did no one read the birth certificate🫠
🚨 Inbetweeners Star James Buckley’s EPIC Council Tax RANT
Councils hit us with hikes year after year, then slap on extra charges for shit that used to be covered—like garden waste collection—while services get worse, potholes multiply, and bins rot uncollected.
“Don’t f*cking start that shit”
“Why are you f*cking taking more money off me and doing less?”
“What the f*ck is going on.”
Spot on, Jay. We’re getting rinsed twice over: higher bills for the basics, then pay-per-service on top.
It’s blatant daylight robbery dressed up as “efficiency” or “green initiatives.”
Councils are bloated, priorities are screwed, and taxpayers are the suckers picking up the tab.”
When I say “self care day” I do not mean I’m getting my lashes, nails and eyebrows done. I’m literally laying in bed eating snacks and binge watching a show.
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@bt_uk whilst I appreciate you sent us a note to say you were upgrading your fibre broadband and sorry for the inconvenience. There was nothing to say you were digging up the pathway and blocking in cars whilst doing the work…
I’m all for distancing yourself from genuinely toxic family, but something deep in me doesn’t believe that Victoria and David Beckham are some evil controlling people 🤨
@HelloFreshUK hello, first time ordering. I opted a delivery today but it says delivery to be by today but upcoming the 13th? I’ve no no email confirmation of my order at all…