Do You Care If Your Children Miss School? This Mom Doesn't Care And Here's Why

Mar 27, 2018 by apost team

Keeping kids in school can sometimes be a nightmare, especially in this modern age, where there are lots of ways how children can be educated, whether it’s down to self-discovery or learning the cold hard facts of ancient history by sitting in front of a desk with 30 other children in the same room. 

The Mom in question in this article explains why she doesn’t care if her kids don’t go to school. Before you jump to conclusion, hear her out…

In some countries, it is essential that children attend school, so much so that if a child does not comply with the rules, the police can step in and make sure they do. But, this shouldn’t be necessary, surely it’s down to the parent's decision whether they stress the importance of education or not. It shouldn’t be a law that children must attend class! Especially, as they are YOUR children, not anyone else's. They are not a property of the state; they are not a number in the line. Instead, they are human beings who belong to their mothers and fathers. This momma is trying to set the authorities straight as she explained that she had taught them the essentials in life like reading, talking, walking and even how to use the bathroom. The rest is up to the individual and their decision and what direction they want to take. I can hear the gasps of your voices as you read this but think about it for a second.

Your children have a roof over their head, food in their mouths and shoes on their feet; they have everything they need to have a healthy, happy life. She continues to mention “I clean up their vomit, I endure temper tantrums, I enforce unpopular punishments, make them eat their veggies, and even attempt to help with common core math. Guess what else I do? I TAKE THEM OUT OF SCHOOL WHENEVER I DAMN WELL PLEASE.” - find out more here.

She has a good point there, who is in the position to tell her what to do? The teachers? Other parents? No. None of these people can influence how she should take care of her own children, and should rightfully mind their own business. Teachers are still getting paid, and other parents are always nosy, this will not change even if your children attended school every day.

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All that being said, she is not saying that her kids shouldn’t attend school, but if they are unhappy, and the benefits of keeping them in school is minimal then she will happily go and pick them up. I think the point she is trying to make is that people need to understand that family comes first. Not the school teacher or the local gossip queen.

Think about it, no all holidays and special occasions can fit in with the children's school attendance. What she says next is by far the most critical part of the article, and it totally makes sense! “When we have an opportunity to take a trip that will create memories that last well beyond 3rd-grade math, we are going to take it. Or if there is a special occasion happening with our extended family - all of whom life over 1,000 miles away - we are going to go. Even if it doesn’t fit within the confines or Presidents’ Day or Spring Break.” This statement is a clear slap in the face, and we love it! Kudos momma! KUDOS! With that in mind, she does not act rude when doing so, and she will make sure teachers have plenty of notice when her children are going to be absent. So they can be forward her the relevant homework/classwork that needs to be done while not in class, which is very acceptable in my opinion. What about you?

She goes on to stress her viewpoint on learning through self-discovery and real-life experiences. The best way for information to be absorbed is by seeing and doing it with your own eyes, not being funneled the curriculum and forced to learn facts over reality.  

She ends her point by stating: “My job as a mom is to keep my kids safe, make them feel loved, and to teach them. If they go to school for 160 days instead of 180 but are able to spend a day with their 97-year-old great-grandmother learning about the icebox she had growing up, or form lifelong bonds with cousins they rarely see or eat gelato on the streets of Italy, I’ll call it a parenting win.”

This article was originally published on Her View From Home.

Did you find this information useful? What is your view on this parenting style, do you make the same decisions she does?