Maybe the teacher will let you tag along, if not you could stuff yourself into your sons backpack and sneak along

Where are they going? I used to be the same way about my sons field trips. This probably won't make you feel any better but I went along on a pre-K field trip and it was horrible. Their wasn't room on the bus for the parents so we had to drive ourselves and seeing how that bus driver drove - speeding etc. - to me crazy on a highway with a bus full of 4 year olds. I called the bus company to complain. Then we arrived at the place and they informed us that we couldn't all fit at once, we had to break up in two groups so they said the kids could play in the parking lot. This was in a dirty downtown area where broken glass was the least of the hazards in the parking lot. My son and I waited on the bus and I just thought how upset I would be if I hadn't been there and my child got hurt playing in that nasty parking lot. After that my son didn't go on field trips unless his dad or I or one of my good friends who I knew would watch out for him was going.

So my opinion is that its better to be safe than sorry. Most likely there will be no problems but if you are not comfortable with it keep him home and have a family fun day with the little one too. I also hate it when they make you sign those slips saying that they are not responsible if something happens to your child - huh? Yes you are responsible.

I also hate it when they make you sign those slips saying that they are not responsible if something happens to your child - huh? Yes you are responsible.

Amen to that!

This trip is to a museum in Toledo.  It sounds like a really cool experience and I am sure it won't be anything like the one you experienced Locamama.  I have been on every nonlocal field trip my son has gone on.  The school is really responsible and organized but this is the whole 2nd grade going with only 24 chaperones on the bus.  That is about 6 kids per chaperone.  I know the kids and parents in my sons class.  A lot of the kids are a real handful (not my son of course) and a lot of the parents aren't real "with-it".

They are going on a professional chartered bus.  I just don't like that it is in Jan!  Why did they plan a long road trip in MI in Jan?!  And like I said, my hubby will be on a trip too.  I just think I will feel too out-of-control.  Maybe I'm just being mental.

I think that control is part of the issue, yes.  I know I'd feel probably the same way if I were in your shoes.  You feel like you have no safety net because your husband's going to be out of town...so if anything happens, you're on your own.

Add to that the fact that you've experienced a pretty nasty accident on icy roads.....and you have yourself a recipe for worry.

I understand totally....

Add to that the fact that you've experienced a pretty nasty accident on icy roads

Man, you have a great memory!  Thanks for the understanding.  My hubby questioned me a lot about my concern and then told me he thought I was just being a good mommy.  He did express the concern that the other kids will tease our son because mommy is stalking him.

He did express the concern that the other kids will tease our son because mommy is stalking him.

Yeah....D does that to me sometimes too.  It's not stalking, it's taking an active interest in what your little dude experiences.  That's what i tell him, anyway.  Besides, our kids are vocal enough to let me know when they don't want me around...I have a feeling your little one would do the same thing....

That is funny about the stalking thing. My aunt would follow the school bus until her daughter told her "I had better not see that big brown car behind the bus today". She was in first grade. It was too funny.

It sounds like the kids will be well supervised and that the school is very responsible and organized. Sometimes that "feeling" is for a reason.

Are they going to COSI? I have been to the one in Columbus and I loved it but I haven't ever been to the one in Toledo.

our kids are vocal enough to let me know when they don't want me around...I have a feeling your little one would do the same thing

Mine are.  I asked him if he wanted me and his little brother there and he said he did.

Are they going to COSI?

We are.  I heard it is really cool.

I talked to his teacher today and she was great.  I guess she was bombarded by parents with the same concerns and said she felt the same way and reacted in the same manner when her kids were that age.  So little bro and I will be joining the group at the museum.  I have now gone from worried and anxious to excited.  I am quite looking forward to it and now I can also take pictures for the class and my little guy.  The school is also making a scrapbook and they would love some pictures since it is the entire 2nd grade going.

Jill - My niece loves Cosi in Toledo.   She says it's the best science museum that's she has ever been to.  When she comes up to visit in the summer from Georgia she always tries to ween in a trip there. Her mom who is a teacher says that it is a great museum too. I am sure you will have a great time.

Be careful on the roads.  After all it is Michigan and weather conditons can always vary.