Because I have absolutely no qualms about taking my son out of school early next Friday and going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One.

Perhaps because it’s a Friday afternoon before a short holiday week, where I know nothing academically substantive is going to be missed.

Oh, who the hell am I kidding.

I would take him out even if there was something academically substantive happening.

Because he read the entire series over the summer and he is absolutely mad for everything Harry Potter, I want to indulge that a little bit.  He was much too young for all of the extremely awesome book release parties that occurred for almost the entire series, and he should get to experience at least some of the hysteria that comes with an important pop culture moment, don’t you think?  There is only one movie left after this one, and after that, it’s fini.

Well, if you don’t agree, I don’t care.  I’ll be sitting in a movie theater next Friday at noon, sharing a bucket of popcorn and some Skittles with my son.

Because I’m a bad parent like that.