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Do you go to the Circus?

ArnegardArnegard member
edited March 2014 in Stay at Home Moms
Alex's class is going to the circus for school. I would not be a chaperone or sitting with the class. 

I am thinking about taking Taylor out of school for the afternoon next Friday to take Taylor and Dylan.  Do you pull your kindergartner out of school to attend the same showing?  I will not pay to take all 3 of them to another showing.

Do you go to the Circus? 47 votes

Nope, skip the circus.
59% 28 votes
Sure, what is one afternoon or Kindergarten?
38% 18 votes
SS - because there always is one!
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Re: Do you go to the Circus?

  • raraavis28raraavis28 member
    One of the best days ever was when my mom let us skip school to go to the circus. I say do it! :)
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  • bhuffmanbhuffman member
    Absolutely not because I don't agree with the circus. Aren't there reports of animal cruelty?
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  • dmartin726dmartin726 member
    The circus makes me sad for the animals. I get uncomfortable watching dumbo. So my answer would be no, because I wouldn't want to sit through it.
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  • ArnegardArnegard member
    I'm okay with going.  I have avoided it because it is a money pit.  It would be $36 for tickets and then a snack and a trinket...

    Or do we skip it and have a lesson of how she gets to do something extra because she is a 2nd grader and they will get to do an extra field trip when they are her age?
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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member
    While I'm not a fan of the circus itself, even as a teacher I never discouraged parents from taking their kids out of school for other activities. One day out if school is nothing in a lifetime, and there are more important lessons to learn from life experiences than a day of "common core", in my opinion. Do what you want, have fun, enjoy spending time with your children.
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  • ArnegardArnegard member
    I Heart The 80s said:
    Skip it. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on the circus. No!
    My only thought is that we only took the kids once and that was when Taylor was a year old.  So, it comes yearly and we have not been in 5 years.  With 2 potty trained kids I could do it alone too.
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  • raraavis28raraavis28 member
    $36 is a lot, yikes! I'd skip it in that sense. Hadn't thought about the animal issues....only my happy childhood memories....now I feel like my innocence is lost. :(
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  • Cherryblossoms07Cherryblossoms07 member
    edited March 2014
    No, not for the circus. I would not pull my kids out of a school trip or complain if someone wanted to take my kids to one though.

    I cannot think of a potential field trip where I would pull the other child out of school to go along. However, my kids are still young so I haven't had a similar situation arise.
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  • cactus5cactus5 member
    We go to the circus every year when it comes to town, so I am not opposed to the circus in any way. However, since it is a field trip I would view it as a special trip for your daughter. I would not pull the others out to go as well. Would they not go in a few years when they are older with school? I know when I taught, field trips were always the same each year.
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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member
    I don't even like animals and I still won't go to the circus. Too depressing.
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  • AndrewsgalAndrewsgal member
    I am with Kate and hav, I don't particularly like animals and even I think the circus is cruel that aside I would not have one skip to go on a field trip with another.
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