Parents, I need your opinion please...?

Yes you are right. Sounds identical to my own mother :) Stand your ground or this will just be the beginning of it. Mothers spend a whole lot of time controlling their children & after they are grown they find it difficult to take on a different role with their children. If school is in session, your son needs to be there, even if they don't do anything. Doing otherwise would send the wrong message to your son & your Mom. Good luck.

Most states require that a child go to school a certain number of days in a year, which is probably why they are having school on Saturday. If they don't, then they are held back. Tell your Mom that it is important that you son go and you will make other arrangements for a sleepover.

youre completely in the right here. he has a make up day at school and he needs to go. what kind of work ethic does it teach a kid when they can just take off school on a whim? and why does it matter if his cousin gets mad? he needs to learn that school comes first too.

Yes you are right. it is your child not hers. my mom was like this with my first child while he was a few months old. i finally had to sit her down and tell her what my husband and i say goes no questions asked. she had even gotten upset when i told her to wash her hands when she got back from the store before she holds my son. but i didnt say she was dirty i said her hands were dirty. if i thought she was dirty i would have told her to take a shower. your mom and you must have been close or maybe still are to have her say something like that or get mad like that. i know i was. good luck with your mom. it will work out. she will get upset, but she will get over it [=

thats a tough one i know. But you have too realize... how many kids are really going to go to school on a saturday. I don't make my kids go to school on half days before christmas break or anything. There not going to do anything.

Its your decisoin but i would let your kid go and just tell him this is just a one time thing.

hope this helped!

a different county or a different country?

if "country", and it was a once-in-a-year or more opportunity, i'd have him spend the night (can he not spend the night AND go to school on Saturday?).

if "county", and it could easily be rescheduled for the next night or the next week or the next month, i'd just skip it.

Your right.

Reschedule the overnighter to a later date. Little cousin will learn that plans change and he can deal with it.