Sick kids and working parents
One of the most difficult things about being a working parent is the pull you feel when a child wakes up sick, yet you still have to be at work. My job is pretty flexible, but there are a very few days when I must be there.
Today was one of those days.
My middle child is straddling the line between being sick and well. He’s not sick enough to be really sick, but he’s not quite “well” either.
I made the mistake of asking him if he felt like going to school this morning, I couldn’t decide how he was …read more




