Kids have a day off today
By Dominique
@dodo19 (47596)
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 (7857)
• United Kingdom
7h
It is half term holiday here in the UK so schools are closed for a week.
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@BarBaraPrz (51370)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4h
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 (51370)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4h
@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 (47596)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
4h
@BarBaraPrz No problem.
I knew it was only some provinces that has Family day.
@DaddyEvil (168034)
• United States
1h
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 (47596)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
2m
@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.
@DaddyEvil (168034)
• United States
31m
@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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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16996)
• Torrington, Connecticut
6h
My kids are off as welll for Presidents day and tomorrow as well
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@dodo19 (47596)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
5h
@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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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16996)
• Torrington, Connecticut
5h
@dodo19 My kids are not normal in the sense that they prefer to be in school lol
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