This premise, of course, is as outrageous as the most far-fetched superhero premise. No kid is going to look a time-off gift horse in the mouth. Especially one they just learned about. Because, say all you want about planning and anticipation, there’s no time off like surprise time off.
We lived only about two short blocks from my grammar school, so I went home for lunch. When I was in 7th or 8th grade (yes, back then still “grade school”) I realized that business people sometimes took the afternoon off work for various reasons. That sounded reasonable to me so I followed suit. Only did it a couple of times, when the mood struck me (I wasn’t avoiding anything), before the nuns called my dad to find out what was going on. In all honesty I told him what I was doing. He didn’t outright laugh, but I never did get in trouble for it; just told to “cut it out”, which I did. So I ALWAYS knew, and still do, what to do with time off.
Ignatz Premium Member over 4 years ago
TV or computer games, like most kids?
sandpiper over 4 years ago
Her half day’s activity will be a chore for her mother to handle. Dad is at work.
DM2860 over 4 years ago
Our schools have let out all week. We have kids wandering around the office because their parents do not have all day daycare for them.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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This premise, of course, is as outrageous as the most far-fetched superhero premise. No kid is going to look a time-off gift horse in the mouth. Especially one they just learned about. Because, say all you want about planning and anticipation, there’s no time off like surprise time off.
dogday Premium Member over 4 years ago
We lived only about two short blocks from my grammar school, so I went home for lunch. When I was in 7th or 8th grade (yes, back then still “grade school”) I realized that business people sometimes took the afternoon off work for various reasons. That sounded reasonable to me so I followed suit. Only did it a couple of times, when the mood struck me (I wasn’t avoiding anything), before the nuns called my dad to find out what was going on. In all honesty I told him what I was doing. He didn’t outright laugh, but I never did get in trouble for it; just told to “cut it out”, which I did. So I ALWAYS knew, and still do, what to do with time off.
Darkknight55 9 months ago
When I was in school, we got Wednesday-Friday off.