Son being sick...left him to come to work

[MummyMacca]

I feel so proud of myself at this precise moment.

I left my son wretching and vomiting violently this morning. Got in my car to come to work for perhaps one of the most unsympathetic employers ever, still on my 3 month probationary period and so frightened to take time off. I feel terrible. My boss doesn't like me taking personal calls on my mobile even though he spends at least an hour a day smoking outside. All I can think about is my DS, blowing me a kiss this morning and telling me he loved me.

I feel absolutely bloody terrible.

Life is tough sometimes.

Kind words would be lovely please.

yes, that scores pretty highly on the crapometer.

However, i would say 99% of working parents have had to do this at some point

when you get home tonight, have extra cuddles and he may well be MUCH perkier

Your boss sounds like a charmer ...

I know how you feel

Last week my ds was bawling with a sore tummy & I had to go to work.

Who is with your ds? Is it a family member? I left mine with a c/minder & felt like shit.

Yep, the boss is a right old charmer - or thinks he is. I'm fairly certain he reckons he's Hugh Grant. Only bald.

People ask me something work-related and my eyes well up. Ridiculous. I'm amongst twenty-somethings with no commitments so can't even carp on to a fellow mum. To top it my line manager is a young lad who actually shows me how to write a list. He'd get the back of me hand if I didn't need the money.

DS is with my mum so that's ok. Except she's from the old school 'you shouldn't be at work young lady' camp so I'll get it in the neck when I get back.

If it's not one thing it's your mother.

Geez I'm hormonal.

Boundless sympathies MummyMacca. Mine do the "poor child should be with her mummy" routine while looking after her and admonishing me to watch my back in the workplace, as well.
You really cannot win, can you.
Hope he feels better soon.

This site's great. Why didn't I find it earlier??

Fab. Thanks guys. xxx

Oh, and DS has got diarrhoea now. And there's something wrong with the car. Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift, that I possess... :-S

Huge sympathies from me too. My (female, no dcs) boss is a bit more understanding than yours but it took a while - I've been back from maternity leave for more than a year and it's only now that I think she's started to accept that occasionally I just have to take time off to look after dd when she's ill, and I'm not just skiving. Hopefully over time your boss will realise how committed you are to the job, so will cut you some slack.

I'm feeling crap too - I've got bad flu so have taken the day off work (missing major deadline so feeling horribly guilty about it) while dd goes to nursery. Have just been roused from my sick bed by a phone call saying she's got a fever, so can I go and get her in half an hour after her nap? Can barely lift my head (am slumped over computer v. pathetically) so am feeling extremely sorry for myself.

You are entitled to unpaid leave to care for dependents but tbh I wouldn't use it up on 'just' d and v, I'd wait for something where you REALLY feel you NEED to be there. It's your mum looking after him, she's perfectly capable and loves him and he'll be FINE. Really. Personally, I quite enjoy skipping out of the door leaving someone else to look after my sick child (dh usually or sometimes ex mil, always someone I trust, anyway) caveat city, obv not if they've got anything serious, but with D& V am VERY happy to let someone else sort it out!