Kids have a day off today
By Dominique
@dodo19 (47893)
Beaconsfield, Quebec
February 16, 2026 6:50am CST
Yup, there is no school for any of my kids today. Tomorrow, my son has school but not my two eldest.
I will admit that I do enjoy when they have a day off. It gives them a break from school. And it gives me a break from making lunches, waking them up and stuff.
I'm also happy that it happens on a day when I'm working from home. Yes, I do have to work, but I can still take a couple of minutes through the day to check on them or have a chat or whatever.
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@Traceyjayne (9502)
• United Kingdom
16 Feb
It is half term holiday here in the UK so schools are closed for a week.
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@BarBaraPrz (51564)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Feb
Happy Family Day! (or do they call it something else there in la Belle Province?) And then tomorrow is Mardi Gras, followed by Ash Wednesday (which is also my birthday).
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@BarBaraPrz (51564)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Feb
@dodo19 I thought it was national. But what do I know?
I just checked with Wiki and this is what I found:
"Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand."
And thanks for the birthday greeting.
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@dodo19 (47893)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Feb
@BarBaraPrz No problem.
I knew it was only some provinces that has Family day.
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@DaddyEvil (171095)
• United States
16 Feb
I always tried to take a vacation day when Pretty wasn't supposed to be in school when she was little. When I just couldn't get the day off, I dropped her off with grandma until I got off work. When she was older, I just left her at home and called to check on her during my breaks and lunch.
Working from home would definitely make things easier.
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@dodo19 (47893)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Feb
@DaddyEvil I am currently in customer service as well. I work in for a logistics company and mostly deal with emails and such. It also probably depends on the company as well and what the job entails.
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@DaddyEvil (171095)
• United States
16 Feb
@dodo19 Mom enjoyed having her. They'd go on walks and have good conversations.
I bet! I was in customer service so couldn't work from home.
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@moffittjc (127941)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Feb
It works out well that they have a day off from school while you are working from home.
I was lucky throughout my career that my employer was very family oriented. Whenever the kids had a day off from school, we could either bring them to work with us, or we could take the day off to spend with them.
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@dodo19 (47893)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
23 Feb
@moffittjc ah okay. Sorry to hear that it’s not the same now.
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@moffittjc (127941)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Feb
@dodo19 That was at my former employer (my career job). I retired from that place. My current employer is not as family friendly. Not saying they don't value family, but it's a lot harder to leave work, take a day off, or come in late due to family matters.
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@RasmaSandra (95951)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb
You are lucky that you can work from home,
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17331)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16 Feb
My kids are off as welll for Presidents day and tomorrow as well
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17331)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16 Feb
@dodo19 My kids are not normal in the sense that they prefer to be in school lol
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@dodo19 (47893)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Feb
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Lol. Some kids are like that. Unfortunately they are just going to have to deal with having a day off.
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@AliCanary (3956)
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19 Feb
I'm glad you can enjoy having them at home and that they don't disrupt your work. It really meant a lot to me that my mom was at home when I was a kid.
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@LindaOHio (218016)
• United States
17 Feb
That must make it easier in the summertime when they are home and you're home.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8764)
• United States
19 Feb
That's nice that you can see them on your breaks, I'm sur they love it.
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@valherma00 (1956)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Feb
i'm glad you're happy when you're kids around
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@toniganzon (75636)
• Philippines
16 Feb
It's good to have our kids home with us. Spend a little time and enjoy each other's company.
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