Limo on last day of school

Bufger

Do you know anyone with a Range Rover or a nice Jag/Aston etc? I'm sure somebody in the area would gladly pick him up with you in the car if its going to make a big difference to him.

I read through some of it and would have gladly done it if I were in the area but unfortunately i'm in the Midlands.

ChelseaGirl

My son left primary school last year. It has been the tradition there that the year 6 children get to go bowling together (paid for by the PTA) and then come back to school for pizza and cake (paid for by the year 6 parents).

Sometimes one of the year 6 parents arranges a party at their house for all of the leavers (small school so usually only 14-18 children). Everyone takes a food or drink item along.

There are no limos.

If I lived nearer and still had my American convertible, I wouldn't hesitate to collect your son from school on the last day if it would have helped. Hope you find a solution that you and your son are happy with. xx

duchy

I'd suggest googling to see if there are any classic car clubs locally and email or ring the club sec with the story and ask if any of their members could help in exchange for expenses (nice to offer to cover petrol but most wouldn't accept it or if they did it'd be peanuts compared with hiring a limo).

Most members will be parents or grandparents so may be sympathetic -plus love a chance to show off their pride and joy

neverdespairgirl

securityguy wrote: »

Over in another thread, someone's pondering what defines the middle classes. It's a difficult question, but it's pretty safe to say that "hiring a limo to collect children from primary school" is the opposite.

Caroline_a wrote: »

Good lord, apart from anything else, aren't limos the height of chavness?|

Agree with both of these. It's pathetic, the idea of "hiring limos" like this.

I'd ask son what he wants to do for a day out to celebrate leaving primary school and getting his place at grammar school, and then skip the last day of term, and take him to a museum / theatre / castle / roller skating / horse riding / treat of his choice instead.

Limos?! Nothing would make me allow my son to do that, it's a revolting idea.

jellyhead

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Limos?! Nothing would make me allow my son to do that, it's a revolting idea.

If mine wanted to, I'd let him. I felt unfairly criticised for being a goth in my teens, and my uncle felt similar censure from his family and community back when he was into punk.

My teenager says people are still just as blinkered about metalheads, and schools assume that long hair and black clothing equals violence :rotfl:

If one of mine wanted to be a chav I hope I'd be okay about it. It's just a fashion.

Poppy9

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Agree with both of these. It's pathetic, the idea of "hiring limos" like this.

I'd ask son what he wants to do for a day out to celebrate leaving primary school and getting his place at grammar school, and then skip the last day of term, and take him to a museum / theatre / castle / roller skating / horse riding / treat of his choice instead.

Limos?! Nothing would make me allow my son to do that, it's a revolting idea.

So you would deny your child going if your son wanted to go and the remainder of the class were going.

I don't know why a limo ride by children (which maybe a once in a life time activity) is being treated with such distain. All children would love to ride in a fire engine or a big hummer or even a lorry, it's a child thing to want to do. It's not corrupting them, it's a social activity unlike console games but most of all they think it's fun.

As mentioned earlier a leisure activity doesn't make a person a chav or middle class. Chaviness is an attitude, a way of speaking. I often wonder if Chavs know they are Chavs!

splishsplash

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Agree with both of these. It's pathetic, the idea of "hiring limos" like this.

I'd ask son what he wants to do for a day out to celebrate leaving primary school and getting his place at grammar school, and then skip the last day of term, and take him to a museum / theatre / castle / roller skating / horse riding / treat of his choice instead.

Limos?! Nothing would make me allow my son to do that, it's a revolting idea.

See, I think if the OP's initial reaction had been like yours, there would have been no problem, and this thread would have died a death pages ago.

The problem is that her son WANTS to join his friends for the experience, the OP had no problem with him going, but when the OP went to organize it, she found his friends' parents (apparently deliberately) excluded him. In total, only he and 'the class bully' were excluded. Every other child is going. The fact that she minds one of the children after school a couple of days a week makes it worse.

neverdespairgirl

Poppy9 wrote: »

So you would deny your child going if your son wanted to go and the remainder of the class were going.

Fortunately, I'm aware I will almost certainly never have to make a choice. A good half of my son's classmates have parents who are completely anti-car anyway, and the rest would realise sharpish that the streets near the school are, luckily, completely unsuitable for cars.

I am aware that my son's school has an all-school picnic in Hyde Park for the leaving year 6s, as we are invited to contribute grub for it.