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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a single mother who moved to Fairfax without children, no family in the area and no husband, I absolutely empathize with all of the parents with the childcare issues.

HOWEVER, I'm still confounded and somewhat disgusted by all the grumbling.

The FIRST thing I did when I arrived was find childcare options, particularly in light of that 1/2 day Monday. I couldn't get off half days to pick up my children. However, they were able to take the bus to the babysitters.

I met moms through church and my children's schools. T

There was always a back up plan. I can't imagine bemoaning how snow days affected my job/leave/etc.

You PLAN for the unexpected the minute you have kids. It seems one of my children was always sick. You have a contingency plan.

What is wrong with you moms who have spouses in the picture who can help you out?

Stop whining and be proactive about making arrangements with other moms. Because YES, snow days do happen--quite often-in this area.

PREPARE for them!!!!

Bitching and moaning won't keep the schools open.[/quote]

You make some good points.  People should plan for contingencies, missing work, childcare, etc.  But you forget that many of the parents complaining about the snow days, like myself, have older kids who will be falling behind with work and would be much better off in school than playing video games, hanging out at the mall or going skiing or sledding with friends.  To the anticipated responses of "just keep your teens home,"  I'd challenge you to keep your kids at their desks for three days when all their peers are playing and enjoying one long -- and largely unsupervised party.

FCPS needs to find some method for its snow-day madness.  What they're currently doing isn't working.  It's one thing when you're all snowbound and no one can get out like Snowmageddon-- completely another when parents and the rest of the county are working and carrying on as usual, but the kids have nothing but time on their hands.[/quote]

I do have a teenager. And as PARENTS, we do have control over how (some of) their time is spent. I can't be angry with the school if I allow my DD to spend her days playing video games and cyber bullying girls online. Make your kids put down the controller and pick up a book!

My teen's been reading, studying and getting in extra hours at work (More spending money, baby!)  She's also been able to hang out with friends--and has done so for hours on end each day--but studying had to get done as well. And with the work hours she's been pulling in, I feel she's a bit entitled to it. She had a choice: She could study in the morning before hanging out/going to work or after returning home.

These teen years are the most fun. Years from now she and her friends will laugh about "that week we had all the snow days and went sledding, had sleepovers, etc".

They're only teens once. Let 'em live a little.[/quote]

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