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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, if this is close family, even a cousin, I'd go.  Family is important.  Europe is fun to go, the child need to learn to be adaptable.  The only downside is you have to do some heavy lifting in childcare, it's not like your child is handicapped though.

[b]Don't come back to the states and immediately send kid to school.  Keep him/her at home for a few days to adjust to jet lag.  [/b]Mid-elementary is not academically rigorous.  They usually don't schedule important tests around school breaks, academically it should be fine to miss one week.  [/quote]

If I'm understanding correctly, it sounds like OP would already have the kid out for a week to attend the wedding, so keeping them out a few days on top of that is not practical, IMO.

OP, I agree to do what YOU want to do.  If it were me, I'd only pull my kid out of school like this for a close family member (sibling).  For a cousin, I would probably go on my own and leave kids home with DH.  We are actually living in Europe temporarily and will likely have the reverse situation next year as my cousin is getting married in the US.  But it will be during the school year and we've already planned our annual trip back to coincide with a different event, so parent pressure or not, it will likely just be me flying back to attend.[/quote]

This is a good point and one I don't think OP has considered. If the wedding is on a Friday or Saturday and you're flying home Sunday, DC is unlikely to be able to go to school as soon as you get back. My DCs don't have any issue adjusting to different time zones going somewhere, but it takes a few days once we get home, somebody gets sick, etc.

I never had an issue taking my kids out of school for a few days, but OP should only do this if she's okay with it being more like a week and a half.[/quote]

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