Reply To: Who Thinks Mid-Winter Vac. Should Be Banned?

Aries-I don’t mean to deny you the pleasure of your grandchildren! For your family it works out well,but not everyone has a Bubby in Florida to visit!

BPT- well said, I feel the same way

Coffeefan-what school do you teach in? I want to enroll my kids!

But seriously,I was a teacher not too long ago and we did get paid over the summer,that’s why i said that.

CJP and Wolf- I absolutely don’t think the kids have free time,let alone plenty of it! You’re right in that I take vacation as another financial pressure in that I must take my kids away like everyone else in their class or they will be looked at as nebs.I did stop caring,for myself,but I don’t want my kids to be looked down upon,like we are the poorest in the class. I can handle not going away,just don’t want my kids to feel bad when they get back to school and everyone says where they went.

Cute,what you say about surcharges for canceling vacation! So typical!

Again,I’m not denying anyone their rights to a couple of days off,but when they give off so many days,it’s like we must go away cuz what else are we supposed to do home?? And in today’s tight economy,I don’t think anyone is really so happy to just take off someplace.