https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:49:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382410 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:30:55 +0000 Anagram 2382410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I've said this before, but I work in a middle school and schools are 90% women, most of whom are moms and we ALL get subs and stay home when our kids are sick. </p> <p>In my case, my husband and I take turns with sick days. Your husband 100% needs to take the day and stay home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382402 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:23:03 +0000 mrsjazz 2382402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Ha! It's a good idea but this "celebrity" vs. me working on an important project for my job just aren't comparable. If it was a big test week for his students that would be different.</p> <p>I didn't want to be the bad guy but I told him that if she has a fever in the morning one of us is going to work and that person is me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382377 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:50:00 +0000 Freckles 2382377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: I think moms are always more willing to stay! DH and I split the day. He will cover for me until late afternoon and then will go to the office and come home after dinner. If I don't have meetings or presentations I will stay at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382365 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:29:02 +0000 mrsjazz 2382365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Yeah, we'll see in the morning. But he normally leaves before we're up so we're checking her fever status early!!!</p> <p>@Mrs. Pen: I'm willing to stay home more, too...but I feel like he's taking advantage of that right now. DH wins awards for perfect attendance at school! Ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382357 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:18:25 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2382357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: same-<br /> That would infuriate me if he just ignored me!!! I'm super lucky that DH is typically more willing to stay home than I am, because he is the one with the flexible job/hours. </p> <p>I'm equally curious about this celebrity lol<br /> I get that he'd be disappointed to miss it, but B is legitimately sick and cannot go to school. And you have a meeting. And you already stayed home today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382339 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:05:39 +0000 Bao 2382339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: see what the morning brings! I kind of want to know who the "celebrity" is ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382319 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:42:45 +0000 mrsjazz 2382319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BKCaribBaby: I know. If I told you who the celebrity is you'd laugh so hard.</p> <p>@brady80: My meeting is in the middle of the day and will probably be a couple of hours.</p> <p>@Truth Bombs: Yeah. This is something we've bumped heads about since LO was 5 months. Trading off days seems the best option to me, too. He is like, "Just send her to school! She'll be fine." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382316 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:37:34 +0000 Truth Bombs 2382316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You suggested he stay home with your sick child and he just ignored you? That would infuriate me. If your LO still has a fever in the morning she needs to stay home. When LO is home for more than a day, my husband and I trade off day, so if we were in your situation hubs would stay home. We usually try to plan in advance so if I knew I absolutely couldn't miss work the next day, I would opt to be the one to stay home on the first day she was sick, just in case she was sick again the next day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382303 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:27:13 +0000 brady80 2382303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you both do half days? My husband is always reluctant to stay home and thinks it's easier for me to re-schedule things! So annoying. We'll tag team on days when we both have things going on at work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382286 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:09:41 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2382286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have actual work to get done and important meetings to attend, then I think you need to go to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/send-or-keep-home-who-stays-home#post-2382277 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:49:59 +0000 mrsjazz 2382277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is pretty much a vent.</p> <p>LO woke up with a wheezing breath on Saturday, it turned into a dry cough. She is acting like her normal self only with the dreaded cough. Her breathing got much better on Sunday and we sent her to school on Monday with a cough--but when she came home the cough was worse and kind of wet/phlegmy. </p> <p>I felt like a bad parent for sending her to school yesterday. :crying: She woke up today with a fever and runny nose so I kept her home. We've been in front of the humidifier, she's got Vicks on, we did saline spray, Motrin for the fever, tea w/honey, soup, and rest. Only gave her the Motrin after taking her temp this afternoon and it went up a bit. She is still acting like her normal threenager self.</p> <p>I worked from home but it's not a convenient time to wfh. Co-worker is out on paternity leave. Tomorrow I have a big meeting to work on a last-minute but big project due on Tuesday (that I have to write). FYI: I have taken off for parent teacher conference and to get her flu shot.</p> <p>DH is a teacher. A b-list celebrity is coming to his school tomorrow to talk to the kids. He's excited about that. He also has a special meeting after school. He has made no mention of staying home. I suggested it and no response.</p> <p>Also, to add to this vent my carpal tunnel is killing me and I have so much to write for work. I worked with a sleeping 3 year old on my lap typing with my left hand. UGH! </p>