Taking child out of school for a fun activity - what would you do?
DD10 is a very bright 5th grader. She does well on tests, homework, etc., and is in her school's advanced program.
She and I are both HUGE fans of "The Sound of Music." To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the movie's release, it is being shown in theaters for 2 nights only, October 19 and October 26. I bought tickets, and planned to surprise her, but because of a school-related conflict, I had to spoil the surprise.
I called the theater, and found out I could switch the tickets to the 10/26 performance. However, when I went to do that yesterday, I discovered that the 10/26 performance near us has been canceled. She doesn't know this yet - I know she'll be crushed.
I went to the website that sells the tickets, and discovered that the closest showing to where we live is 55 miles away. We would be making this trip during the heart of rush hour. It would be doable, but I fear that I'll sleep through the movie!
I tried to convince DH to let her miss that day of school. I have a doctor appointment in Ann Arbor earlier in the day, and she could go with me. He disapproves of this.
I know some of her friends have been kept out of school to go to premiers of "Harry Potter" movies, and for even worse reasons than that. I also know that this would be a bad precedence to set. However, I REALLY want to see this movie in the theater!
Any opinions?