Do we have a moral right to build snowmen with our families instead of going to work?

[lucyellensmumagain]

I have just listened to a surreal argument on radio in which it was put forward that we have a moral right to stay home and play snowmen with our children instead of going to work? That it is far more important to do this than go and earn money?

The woman arguing against it didnt really put much of an argument forward for the other side really.

So, is it more important to just say - OMG snow, we might not get this for another five years i HAVE to stay home and make snow men?

Its not about that is it? If it is safe to go to work then yes, you should go - but if its not safe then no you shoudlnt have to go inm, if your childs school is closed then obviously you can't go in.

But it is important to take these opportunities with our kids isn't it? It doesnt happen very often?

But then what about the employers? Should they have to subsidise this - I rather feel that if you have time off in the snow then you shouldnt get paid, or you take annual leave. Easy for me i guess, im a SAHM - but really interested to hear other peoples points of view.

My DP is self employed and has gone into work today, but it was safe to do so (please God) He of course doesn't get paid if he doesnt go in, and it would piss his clients off.

I'm firmly on the fence

TBH based on what is happening now, in a few years when DH has employees there'd be no point if they did turn in, wecan't get stock anyway.

Would I rather they drove ijn to be sent home with journeys placing them at risk, or stayed put? It wouldn't hurt us either way financially with the way the business is set up; DH's main source-of-income will be impossible in theis weather anyway.

Ofcourse that depends on business set up (DH retails event lighting stuff, is training as a rigger) but certainly applies to soem busineses so blanket policies are IMOunworkable, the business ahs to look at what the best is that it can offer its staff- whetehr thats an early finish so they don't face icy roads in the dark, a lifft home in a wagon (as DH'sex employer did) so they don't have to risk their own cars, or whatever.

I delegate snowman building to DH.

I occasionally go and peer through the patio doors and wave at them, and show them to the baby.

The baby is my excuse for a lot of stuff

I should clarify that DH goes out to build snowmen with DD1. It's not that we've taken this idea so seriously that we are building snowmen even though we don't want to, out of a sense of duty