Tally - Supplies for Health Kits for Survivors in Haiti

3/5/10 - 60 kits are on their way. We have enough supplies to make at least 30 more kits.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Sick Kid?

Does this every happen to you? Your child was sick yesterday and, in the morning, still seems a little under the weather but is much better than the day before. Do you to push your child to go to school or allow him/her to decide what to do?
This probably wouldn't be such a big deal if I were a stay at home mom (or maybe it would, I don't know). But staying home today means I miss another day of work. It's not the money since I have sick leave. It's missing time with my students and teachers. I feel an obligation to both my family and my students.
I don't want my child, who gets sick more often than any of my other kids, to stop listening to his body. I want him to be his own best advocate. But I also don't want him to take advantage of me and my time.
This is one of the hardest things about being a working mom!!

1 comment:

Margaret said...

That is a tough one. I guess it would depend on what type of sickness your child had, and how long he was sick. If he has been sick a while he may need a day to rest.

Being a stay at home mom I would probably let him stay home. My kids aren't school age yet though, so I'm not sure. Plus I won't be a stay at home mom after they are in school.