Hello, first time I've ever posted anything. I feel terrible. My 15 Yr old son has been working as a pot wash in a local pub for the summer. He generally goes in to work. works hard and enjoys earning his own money. He has however on occasions asked me or his father to call in sick for him (father and I are not together and my son lives with me) each time this has happened one of us has made the call. I think a couple of times he has felt genuinely unwell and a couple of times he has been blagging it! So today he calls me whilst I was out saying that he was meant to be working today . I always take him in but thought he had the day off today. I told him to get dressed I would come straight back and take him to work, he'd be a little late but not by too much. He declined and asked me to call in sick for him. I said No, explained that he needed to make the call himself, just explain there had been a mix up etc etc. He declined and so did I. I wanted him to understand that this is part of growing up and that he needed to be responsible and that if I always made the call he would never build his own confidence up to do such things. His Dad also declined saying I should do it because he did it the last time. Anyway, they let him go as no contact was made. I feel awful for him, as I know he's going to be upset. He is blaming me, I know his dad is too. Should I have made the call. He is nearly 16. I feel sick for him
Many thanks.