FAR from the only one.
And unless your school is TINY, its unlikely that your son watched ALL the other families come.
Our preschool was very active in parent involvement. Meaning about 1/3-1/2 at any given function. Its far more common in dual income areas for 1/10th. If that.
Its not just working parents, though, SAHPs often have other kids (at home, or at school needing to get from point A&B, including called home sick from school several times a year), doctors apts, familial obligations, class schedules, and other commitments.
But back to working parents...
- My dad was Navy. He arranged leave (except when he was deployed, no leave granted then!) for graduations. HIGH SCHOOL graduations.
- Doctors & Nurses in surgeries or emergencies
- Firefighters, Cops, & other first responders
- Pilots who can't trade out a shift & are on the wrong leg
- Minimum wage, miss a shift & fired
- Single parents working 2 jobs
- Politicians campaigning
- Journalists covering said campaign (or a different story)
- Tech before a launch
- Retail before Xmas
- CPAs in tax season
... The list goes on.
PART OF WHY THERE ARE SOOOOOOO MANY events, at different days/times is to allow for parent involvement.
My sons preschool had a biannual Soup Night. A weeknight & a weekend night. Also weekday mornings, afternoons, and weekend days.
They're not thinking every parent will be at every event.
They're thinking that every parent can get to at least 1, if not a couple.