How do you manage with constantly asking for sick days from work when your school kids are continually ill?

[imaginaryfriend]

I'm getting so depressed with the amount of time I keep having to take off work with either dd being ill or me with something she's passed onto me. A lot of the people I work with don't have kids and I'm sure they must sigh and think I'm deprived of any active immune system.

Since the new year I've had nearly 6 weeks off in total

not read through the whole thread.

We are allowed 15 days a year Carer's leave... that includes sick kids, sick elderly relatives, taking kids to dentist, doctors, hospital appointments etc.

DS broke his leg.... 15 days carer's leave didnt go far then I can tell you!

some have great big muffins, sweets, normal kids stuff. after school most of them are ravenous.

one child said to me 'you smell of bananas'

'thanks' i said

then i realised i was sitting next to the bin bag

Oh SEA... you joined MN about same time as me

Love your rabbits .... soooo cute!

themoon, I'd have used those 15 days already by now!

SEA, what are the rabbits called?

And, when we met, I did notice a bit of a whiff of bananas ... Are you sure it was the bin?!

where's your profile the moon?

you have to mention your lovely figure

my lovely figure what?????? [confused emoticon} Figure of 8?

I'm a smalll business owner (children's daycare.)

We can only pay stat. sick and maternity leave. Any staff time off with sick children has to be taken as either A/L or unpaid. I'd love to be able to pay more but, as we work on ratios, if a staff member is away from work, we need to pay for a replacement and we'd then be paying twice ( though SMP is refunded to us.)

It's good to read posts from those whose DH/DP's share the 'time-off for ill children.'

i thought you were 5ft 8 and size 12 or something.! ignore me

two of the rabbits have no name

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SEA. I am a large small business owner.

Yeah... thats me SEA.... 5ft 8in size 10 as long as I keep me gob shut when food about.

I'm lucky to work in a very family friendly office, most of us have kids and so are understanding.

sorry i've had one too many

SEA, ahem, may I remind you that I'm 5,8" and size 10 too. I don't see you commenting on my great figure and we met in the actual flesh!

How can you have nameless rabbits?! Dd will name them for you.

SEA.... any guinea pig experience? DS is keen to have a pair.