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Mother sparks debate after admitting to calling in sick to take kids on term-time holiday

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A mother has divided opinion with an anonymous confession about lying to take her children on holiday during term-time.

Taking to the online forum Mumsnet, the woman wrote: “So before anyone decides to go hard on me, I have never ever lied about kids sickness before.

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