Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you to those of you that actually answered my question. I'm seriously just wondering if this is the norm. You all can think I'm horrible or I have a horrible life. The reality is that I feel guilty that I can't be a SAHM because we can't afford it and I feel guilty that I work. So I get excited to have a day off with my kids. That is all.

Your guilt isn't adding to the enrichment of your kids. It must suck to have to judge people that are in your same work situation.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you to those of you that actually answered my question. I'm seriously just wondering if this is the norm. You all can think I'm horrible or I have a horrible life. The reality is that I feel guilty that I can't be a SAHM because we can't afford it and I feel guilty that I work. So I get excited to have a day off with my kids. That is all.

I'm a single mom and if there is ever the rare occurrence that work is closed and daycare is open, you bet I drop off if I can get there safely. I don't get very much time where I'm not either working or caregiving. I usually is very glamorous stuff like run errands, get the car serviced, or maybe even just sit on my couch and do nothing.

OP, are you wondering why someone would open a business and expect people to actually come? Ask your mom.

I keep my kids home when school is cancelled (I'm a teacher), but I have to pay for those days, whether my kids attend or not. Those parents might be using the time to get household chores done, so more time can be spent with the kids on the weekend. Or maybe they want a day off to recharge without leaving the kids with a random babysitter.

I keep mine home. Some people send them. Who am I to judge?

OP here. Thank you to those of you that actually answered my question. I'm seriously just wondering if this is the norm. You all can think I'm horrible or I have a horrible life. The reality is that I feel guilty that I can't be a SAHM because we can't afford it and I feel guilty that I work. So I get excited to have a day off with my kids. That is all.

If I have a day off, then I have a real day off. That means that if I can take the kid safely to daycare, then he's going. OP, tell your mom to stop trying to get free money. Most people pay monthly for daycare. Do they get a refund if they don't go?

I do as long as the roads are safe. A lot of time schools are closed because of the sidewalks and buses. I'm a teacher and still need to do work on snow days. Lots of papers everywhere does not mix well with a 3 year old. But I typically bring him in a little late and bring him home early.

If the roads themselves are bad, like today, then he stays home with me.

Why do I feel the need to defend myself to you?

Also, why does your mom open her small in-home daycare if the conditions are so bad that a kid could get stranded? If she's open, then she should expect kids to come. She should close if conditions are that bad. That's on her.

I stay home with my kids, but I'm assuming they want to run errands, etc....

OP, I don't know why people would do this either. Risk driving on unsafe roads when you could just watch your kid at home? Maybe your mom should close the daycare when local schools close.

I wouldn't do it in a weather situation, but when I was on furlough days and when the government shut down I kept my daughter in day care. The routine was good for her and it allowed me to finish a ton of stuff around the house so we had more fun on weekends.

OP, you're pathetic but I'll bite. There's a difference between being off of work and working from home.

OP, it sounds like you have a horrible life. Hugs to you.

Wow, you are such an amazing mom! would you like a cookie? Btw-- I stay home with my kids so cannot relate, but how you came across is pathetic.

If you are off of work because of the weather (if you're a teacher, for example), do you still drop the kids off to the daycare provider? My mom runs a small daycare in her home and I can't believe that all of her customers were off of work today and still brought their kids. They do this all of the time when it snows. Last year one of the kids got stranded at her house because the roads were too bad for the parents to come out and pick up their kid. Why do these people have kids? I hate that I have to work and I cherish my days off during the week with my kids.