Who looks after your child/ren when they are too sick to go to school? - Page 2

[sewchris2642]

I can either rearrange my schedule at the shop, take work home or I can take Dylan to work with me. There is a kids' room in the back of the shop. It's used by all the employees (and the boss/owner) when needed. Mostly by the boss/owner's grandkids but when the rest of us need to bring the kids to work, it's there. That's where Dylan hangs out when he comes to work with me.

[annethcz]

My DH is usually able to work from home on those days.

[PiePie]

either dh or i stays home with her. it is me more often than not. i want to be the one home with her but i am scared because i ahve exactly 1 sick day left between now and my work anniversary date in 6 mos. no way are we going to make it. sigh.

it is a minor issue between dh and me that his career comes first in this and other regards.

[2lilsweetfoxes]

Originally Posted by Evan&Anna's_Mom

It depends on the day and the circumstances. Both DH and I have some days where we can work at home, or just totally take off. But we also both have days when one or neither of us is able to do that. In those, thankfully rare, cases, we have been known to use relatives first or a paid emergency sitter as the last resort.

I definitely recommend having a plan in place before you need it since these inevitably happens on the day when you are least prepared and most stressed.

Ditto--and it'll be the day you have to give a big presentation at work to a bunch of bigwigs that flew in from halfway across the country/other side of the world. In other words, you can't skip out of work that day.

[sewchris2642]

Originally Posted by PiePie

it is a minor issue between dh and me that his career comes first in this and other regards.

For us, it's not just a matter of his career coming first as the fact that his clients come first. And in most cases, they should. Dh is a caregiver/driver for a group home for developmentally disabled adults. If he would take off at a moment's notice, there would be no one to take his place in caring for them. In many ways, they are little children and don't understand that dh has another family. To them he, and by extension, the rest of us, are their family. In some cases, the only family they have.

[Ellien C]

I used to have a family who homeschooled with 2 teenage daughters and they could take my daughter in a pinch. In general DH and I arrange the time between ourselves - sometimes with split days. We also have a sick-child Nanny service in our town. I've never used it, but I would if I needed to. DH and I both work office jobs and its possible to take time off. Neither of us can work from home.