tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post3338205108641655495..comments2024-02-21T13:33:13.764-08:00Comments on Petite Planet: Sick? Kids Sick? Stay Home!Petite Planethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08786345787973993154noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-6755283326369368062009-04-29T19:10:00.000-07:002009-04-29T19:10:00.000-07:00Hi Evelyn- Thanks for taking the time to share you...Hi Evelyn- Thanks for taking the time to share your feelings on this subject. I think the real issue here is that your work doesn't allow sick days, and then you are forced to take your child to daycare whether you and she are sick or not. I actually got several emails from people who wrote to me privately, expressing that they and their co-workers were forced to go in to work, even if they were sick. That's the real injustice, that employers are not more accommodating and understanding. Whether or not I work from home or in a job away from home was not discussed in my post. I wrote about a specific incident- a storytime hour at a library. Do you not agree that it would be easy for anyone, sick, well, poor or rich, employed or unemployed, to stay away from a storytime hour where many other kids and adults are in attendance and will be exposed to their illness? I know that some people also commented on this post about the daycare situation, and their points are valid as well... as are yours. We all have issues on the same spectrum, and it's good that these kind of posts exist so we can come to understand each other better.Petite Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786345787973993154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-48940361945607628812009-04-29T18:13:00.000-07:002009-04-29T18:13:00.000-07:00This post pisses me off. Yeah, it would be really ...This post pisses me off. Yeah, it would be really awesome if I could stay home with my daughter every time she got sick. It would be great if I could stay if I was sick. <br /><br />But guess what? <br /><br />My employer doesn't CARE who's sick, he cares who comes in to work that day. And many, many employers are like that. <br /><br />If we want to keep our children in a home and fed we have to take them to daycare, sick or not, and we have to work, sick or not. Because not all of us are lucky enough to work places that offer sick or personal days. In a perfect world that wouldn't be the case, but in this one it is.<br /><br />It's really frustrating to see moms in better social and/or economic positions post stuff like this, because it totally ignores the social context of our situations. I'm disappointed to see that here.Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-73615826303553096982009-04-15T10:14:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:14:00.000-07:00Thanks for weighing in here, Kayla. That is so tru...Thanks for weighing in here, Kayla. That is so true about daycare. Since parents can't stay home, they bring in their sick kids, and it's a huge chain reaction of illness...Petite Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786345787973993154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-80765443553363703412009-04-15T06:18:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:18:00.000-07:00Here, here! I am a teacher at a child care center...Here, here! I am a teacher at a child care center and am apalled by how many parents bring in their sick little ones. Not only is it not fair to the other children and teachers, it's not fair to the child that is sick. They feel awful and just want to be at home so they can rest. I also believe their colds last longer when not given the opportunity to stay home and get better.Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959511337937218858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-17246317619148274052009-04-14T20:15:00.000-07:002009-04-14T20:15:00.000-07:00Thanks, LadyElmo! I am glad you agree, and I know ...Thanks, LadyElmo! I am glad you agree, and I know many other moms out there probably have this same "pet peeve..." so I'm spreading the word (not the colds) on behalf of all of us!Petite Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786345787973993154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36358962.post-23136760130855450892009-04-14T19:43:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:43:00.000-07:00"AMEN, Sista!" :)
I agree with you! I am "sick..."AMEN, Sista!" :) <br /><br />I agree with you! I am "sick and tired" of snot-nosed ADULTS coughing and sneezing all over the place. (Thereby teaching their children that the day-to-day "I wants" of the world are more important than health.)<br /><br />We live in a society where people will not allow themselves to slow down long enough to get well. <br /><br />ARGH!! This is a major pet peeve of mine. I hope people read your post. I'll be sure to add it to my blog. :) <br /><br />oh and, I hope you guys get to feeling better soon! HUGS! :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798066240436980630noreply@blogger.com