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[quote=Anonymous]Um, how is this the OP's mom's fault?  She runs a business and is probably also trying to help people who really need childcare.  This is like saying that if the grocery store stays open while it snows, it's their fault that people are risking going out on the roads to buy milk when it's not safe (I'm not referring to the risk for employees, which would be a very different story and obviously doesn't apply to an at-home daycare without other employees).

I literally can't believe how many people have tried to blame OP's mom for this.

I think it's reasonable to take your kid to daycare on a day off -- once in a while and maybe for a shortened day.  Everyone needs a break, and we all have work (paid and unpaid) to catch up on.  If you have small children, it can be impossible to get anything done.  Plus, kids thrive on routine.

But I wouldn't do it if the weather were truly bad, only if it was a situation like we often have where it's totally fine out but schools close because of some other part of the county.  And I probably wouldn't do it for the whole day -- maybe bring the kid in late and pick up early.

That said, I'm a SAHM, and I find snow days really tough.  My DH still has to work from home, and the activities or meet-ups I had planned for my kid and I are canceled.  If you're used to being at home most of the time anyway but with an excursion out for a few hours, it's really dull to be stuck at home all day with no other options.  But I don't think I'd feel this way if I WOTH because it would be out of the ordinary (I used to love staying home on weekends when I was working all week but now like to get out more because I am home all week).  I get that people have work commitments even from home sometimes or emails to check even if they're off for a snow day, but I don't think I would take my child to full-day daycare if it was a snow day.[/quote]

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