When did you go to work, leaving a sick child home alone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 16 year old boy/girl twins. I would leave my DD home alone if she had a simple cold but I would not leave my DS because he might go out or invite a girl over. He's sneaky like that and you have to know your kids. Some are responsible and will stay in and rest and others may be out and about or have someone in your house. I have the flexibility of working remotely but have to be in the office if there is an important meeting. My husband and I are attentive parents but we know our kids.

My parents did this exactly backwards and it sort of annoyed me. I was the responsible one and I never wanted to stay home from school sick because there would be too much work to make up. So on the rare days I did stay home, one of them always took off work and stayed with me, because they assumed I must feel like death and might need help during the day. My sneaky, irresponsible younger brother would come up with minor aches and illnesses more frequently and they'd just leave him by himself. Hmph.