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@blackbird: That's completely ridiculous for teachers to complain about that! If I'm paying for childcare I can use it however I want. Sheesh!

ETA: I have off every Friday and use it as my errand day while DS is in daycare. And over the summer when I have off for the whole summer we're going to enroll him in daycare part time 2 to 3 days a week so that he his schedule is still kind of consistent and it doesn't throw him off when he goes back full-time in the fall. This year it was a really hard transition with him having been home with me all summer. I love him and I love spending time with him, but I actually think he does better when his routine is in place and he has the stimulation of other kids throughout the day.

If it's just one day I send him. It's rare that I ever get a day to myself and while I love him and love seeing him, I also love having ME time, too. I'm a better mother when we are together. I usually pick him up a little earlier, anyway.

If it's multiple days, I sometimes send him one or two days and then keep him home with something special planned for the other days.

I'm in the minority and wouldn't send her - I have a hard time being away from her unless it's truly necessary.

Heck no! I work from home on Fridays and still take J to daycare because I really need just one day a week to myself. You should never feel bad about finally getting time to be with your spouse. I know that my DH and I would kill for some alone time - we rarely get it.