Ah, I see. My parents never did that. I remember when me and my brothers were young, one of us might say, "I think I'm sick," and if they think we're well enough to go to school, we go, haha.

First thing my parents say when I tell them I'm not feeling well: "Wtf, you liar."

despite how much i hate people as a whole (especially after May 25, 2004),
i liked going to school, though that's probably mostly because i had orchestra everyday for the last 7.5-ish years of schooling i've had :p