Working Mums & School Activities

[Tinylo]

Just wondered how those of you who work manage to fit in going to things like assemblies, harvest festival, viewing their work, plays etc etc. I seem to have something on the calendar nearly every wk between now and christmas! I want to go because I want to support lo but i cant keep taking time off work, and dh defintely can't! What does everyone else do?

 

[JASMAK]

I pick and choose. You wont be the only parent not there. Try to get a grandparent or hubby to alternate (and take videos), but I just ant do everything. I try to be there for the big stuff.

 

[isil]

yep it's hard, I've been off recently but last year (preschool) I missed everything. I felt really guilty but I'm going to try and make a christmas show and maybe a summer sports day or something and just tell myself that at least I'm there for some things, and that I'm doing my best by working.

 

[Lucasmum]

Just do what you can, I'm lucky enough not to start work till 1pm most days and my work are very good, if I do need to come in late, also OH works from home, the school wont expect you to come to everything

 

[mrsholmes]

I normally build toil up in lucky I can tho and also use flexi time such as working 11- till 7 etc instead

 

[Tinylo]

Work are quite good, but I've just had to take 5 weeks of half days to fit around the settleing in period, I don't want to take take the p@%s to much for the rest of this year......maybe next year.

I guess I'll have to be a bit selective and hope Lewis understands. I just don't like the thought of his little face if the other mums and dads are there and we aren't

 

[smelly07]

It is hard, luckily i also have a job where they are are understanding and let us take time to attend school activities, if not for any reason, i try and swap shifts - it is hard when you work but i agree with the others pick the best ones i.e christmas etc and possibly ask a family member to go to the ones you can make so there is a familiar face there for them x

p.s what annoyed me more was that they exclude younger siblings attending for a lot of things so if my husband wasnt off work (he works shifts) i couldnt attend things as i had my younger daughter to look after.

 

[juliaQc]

It is very hard... Only homework takes about two hours everyday... and if for some reason I miss it, I feel very quilty

 

[RachA]

It is hard, luckily i also have a job where they are are understanding and let us take time to attend school activities, if not for any reason, i try and swap shifts - it is hard when you work but i agree with the others pick the best ones i.e christmas etc and possibly ask a family member to go to the ones you can make so there is a familiar face there for them x

p.s what annoyed me more was that they exclude younger siblings attending for a lot of things so if my husband wasnt off work (he works shifts) i couldnt attend things as i had my younger daughter to look after.

to be fair i have been to several things where there were younger siblings there (Daniel's school tends not to exclude them) and it's been a nightmare. At every one i missed most of what was going on due to them crying or talking right the way through the whole thing. At the harvest service there were 3 children who were running around shouting through the whole thing. It upset quite a number of people.
BUt i do understand that it's hard if the younger siblings aren't allowed.