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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly?  I would tell your husband he needs to look for a job that allows him to take sick leave or that you need to look for a job that allows you to take sick leave.  You can't both be in rigid environments with young kids; they WILL get sick.  I'm a single parent of two young kids (single parent by choice, so no backup/financial help) and I'm pretty much constantly playing late night catch up on my sick leave to cover the work/time, but at least my company understands that I will in fact have to care for my sick kids.  The feeling of being constantly behind does suck, though, this winter especially.[/quote]

Yes, this. I’m really sorry you’re in this bind, but I agree that it can’t really be a thing with two kids that neither or you can take sick leave when you need to.  It sucks but this is the world we live in.

I also will say that in my experience, most workplaces will pay lip service to the idea that you can take sick leave but will be annoyed if you fall behind. My whole family has Covid this week and I’m taking a ton of sick leave to be on kid duty while we all isolate so that DH (more demanding job) can focus on work. But you better believe I’m working during nap time/after bedtime to make sure things don’t fall through the cracks. [/quote]

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