[wouldntbprudent]

The push for ever more guvmint schooling also is fueled by parents who find it a convenient and cheap daycare. Many parents actually cringe if the kids get an unexpected day off from school-—whatever will they do with them?

[2Jedismom]

I can tell you what a lot of people do with them...they drop them off at the cinema. I went to a matinee with my kids a couple of years ago during the Christmas break and the place was packed with kids, running rampant and using horrific language. I was appalled. I asked for my money back and the manager actually told me to come again after the Christmas break was over...

[jude24]

Many parents actually cringe if the kids get an unexpected day off from school-—whatever will they do with them?

If you have to make unexpected child care arrangements, that's a huge hassle. Like it or not, there's a lot of families where both parents work. It's not like Mom is just annoyed that the kids are cramping her style.