Comments on: Do You Play Hooky?

By: Holly Schwendiman

Holly Schwendiman — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:26:16 +0000

I think breaks are good as long as they don’t become the standard. Ironically, my tolerance for scheduled events has dropped instead of increased since we made major cuts to the things we sign up for. I’m quite possessive about my time with my family now that I have so much of it! LOL

Hugs,
Holly

By: Twisted Cinderella

Twisted Cinderella — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:12:39 +0000

I do sometimes play hooky, and i usually feel bad about it. LOL

By: BlapherMJ

BlapherMJ — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:30:02 +0000

Absolutely! I have, and I’ve allowed my kids to at certain times…. Sometimes we all need a mental (or physical!) break…. As long as it’s the exception, and not the norm, I think it’s ok.

By: Cathi

Cathi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:09:42 +0000

Now…we aren’t talking about high school, right?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:25:11 +0000

When I was reading the way you were reasoning with yourself, I had major flashbacks. That’s completely something I would do.

By: VeRonda

VeRonda — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:54:26 +0000

OMG, Kailani! We all need hooky time. Its the only way to get through the rest of the days that we actually have to commit to. Good decisions. Children are resilient… we’re the ones who hold on to stuff.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:39:43 +0000

Ahh, I get tend to get stuck in that “What is the right thing to do” moment. When my toddler was doing swim lessons through the local rec league there were a few times that she didn’t want to go. Most of the time I would talk her into going but then there was one week where I didn’t want to go either so it was ok if she skipped that week. Of course there were the weeks where I really didn’t want to go and she had to talk me into going!

By: Sparky Duck

Sparky Duck — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:37:09 +0000

I do the planned hooky, like taking off for the inauguration

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:02:26 +0000

we need breaks, I play hooky every once and a while, you just have to sometimes.

By: mannequin

mannequin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:42:03 +0000

Yup. We sure do and sometimes it’s from piano lessons as well! I think it’s important to be “flexible” so I just call it that.

Like you, when we have stayed home and not done piano, he plays for me while I relax and just listen…… I think that’s just as important.