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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our au pair has been sick a lot already and we are still not into the cold months. 
To her credit she has only asked for one sick day and it was at a time when she knew I was ok to take off work. I have a very busy fall coming up and am worried she will need days off if she gets sick.

How do you generally handle sick days? I usually just ask her if she is feeling well enough to take care of the girls and cross my fingers.

[b]While I'm not unsympathetic and will make soup and pick up medicine, I am also not someone who ever takes sick days so I find it hard to relate.

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Some of us don't have a choice about whether we "take" sick days or not.  We are too sick so going in is not an option---something to think about for you regarding the ableist language.

In terms of the AP, as others have said, it is very difficult to fake being sick when living with someone.  I have a severely ashtmatic child, so if my AP was super sick with respiratory issues, I would not want her watch my child.  If it was something else, I might just say, have the kids watch a movie and hangout with them.  I also make sure I have back up because in between my lupus flares, my child's asthma, and work and school, I always need to have a back up and a back up for the back up[/quote]

I'm the op and you are completely right. It was very unsympathetic of me to write this post the way I did. In my mind, I was referring to minor colds that seem to be popping up often but I recognize that I am completely disregarding people struggling with actual illness. When I say I don't take sick days, I mean I work through minor ailments. I'm lucky enough to not have to go through what many people do.   Apologies to anyone I offended. 
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