Emily has had to miss a couple special events at school due to clinic and other specialty appts and that was VERY upsetting. The only reason I didn't/couldn't reschedule was because she wasn't doing well enough to put things off for a while~ since he is doing well, I would try as hard as you can to reschedule. I would think they'd appreciate the importance of keeping him involved in those milestone moments and try as hard as they could to accommodate you. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />eta> It's not silly at all. Emily missed her 2nd grade 'graduation' photo (they move up to a new school for 3rd-5th grade) due to a clinic appt that we COULDN'T miss- she was getting over a serious exacerbation... and then missed a talent show this past spring for a surgeon consult for gtube surgery, and I cried both times. So it's NOT SILLY and you shouldn't feel bad about 'making a fuss.' We want our kids to have those moments, and yes we grab the good every single time we can, because we know there are times they will miss things.
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<br />eta> It's not silly at all. Emily missed her 2nd grade 'graduation' photo (they move up to a new school for 3rd-5th grade) due to a clinic appt that we COULDN'T miss- she was getting over a serious exacerbation... and then missed a talent show this past spring for a surgeon consult for gtube surgery, and I cried both times. So it's NOT SILLY and you shouldn't feel bad about 'making a fuss.' We want our kids to have those moments, and yes we grab the good every single time we can, because we know there are times they will miss things.