I'm so worried I'm going to lose my job!

[MadJeffBarn]

In this past month alone i've had time off for tonsillitus, my daughter having d&v, and today I've had to take time off again because both my kids are ill with d&v. I'm currently already waiting for a disciplinary hearing with HR as my bout of tonsillitus brought my yearly sickness level to red. But I don't know what to do! I was hoping that my eldest might just have had a bit of a dicky tummy but she's really unwell. I just have a sick feeling in my stomach about taking more time off :( my work only has a certain about of sympathy for time off and tbh I feel like they would be justified in thinking I'm taking the piss. But I'm really not!

stealth they got on fine thankyou. My daughter is still abit poorly but they're good. And I'm fine, abit of a zombie with little sleep though x

Excellent, I hope you all have a day or two off soon to get back to normal.

I struggle to get my head round the reality of this despite working in hr! As a single parent with no family nearby, I thank my lucky stars I've got both a sympathetic employer and dcs who were pretty robust when they were little.

Mil is nearby but has a health condition which means she can't be exposed to certain bugs without risking serious illness so pils are not an option. My neighbours work or have small dcs themselves. My family are hundreds of miles away.

I've never heard of a childminder who'd cover sick children - our old one used to send them home if their noses ran.

What are single working parents actually supposed to do?