There are issues a plenty with this topic.
I need feedback on this one.
My toddler woke at two am complaining of an earache. She did not have a fever. She could NOT go back to sleep!!!!
It took two hours of stories, songs, bottles of warm milk, back scratches and the like.... before she finally drifted off around 430.
Now HOW do I wake her up in order to put her through the mad dash that is preparing for work/ daycare?
Is this not cruel?
Do I let her sleep and call in sick to work or
Do I manhandle her awake in the name of being a responsible adult and teaching her that life is sucky like that?
honestly.. what do you other working parents do???
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I will fear no evil. For thou art with me. -Psalm 23
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It is hard to follow your gut when there are conflicting ethos, expectations, and responsibilities at play.
I know how you feel, although I don't have the added pressure of having to go to work these days.
When I get into situations like this I try to choose which ever option doesn't make me feel like a shitty mother at the end of the day.
Not the best yardstick, but the best one I have these days.
Thanks Theresa,
Yes.. I opted with good mother, thus, we are at home. I hate having to choose between good mom and good employee.
Kudos to the men and women out there who manage these situations with both personas intact.
I have flexibility at my job, so if these situations arise, I usually let the kid sleep until they wake up, then take them to daycare and go into work. Then at least I feel like I accommodated both the family and the work life. Many people aren't fortunate enough to be able to do this though....
i'm lucky because my jobs have usually been the kind where i can call in sick when my kid is sick (or whatever). when i am at work i try to do more and be more so that when i have to take off it isn't like "here she goes again with that kid".
thankfully my kid is older now (4th grade)so we can make compromises and agreements (you stayed up late and now this is the consequence--which isn't the same as you felt like crap last night now you have to go to school).
you did the right thing. i'm sure you put in a lot of commitment to work so staying home with a kiddo won't be a deal breaker. Hopefully your employer will see it that way too.
Depending on how you think the kid will handle daycare; I would dress my kid when she woke in the middle of the night, so when it was time to get up & going, I just had to pick her up and carry her to the car. Also, put her to bed early when we get home.
Best of luck this coming flu season!
LOL, I know the feeling. It has been happening more and more. I need to work, but I don't want the kids to be "off the hook" at daycare due to a lack of sleep. It is hard but worth it by the end of the day. Gotta love the babies...=)
I send the kid to school with his blankie, because I know he can lay down on his mat and rest during the day.
I can't take time off work for something like that....but then again, if they wake up like that, I would give them meds and make them lay back down, and I wouldn't bother with the warm bottles of milk and back rubs. I can't survive the workday if I lose that much sleep.
I am ruthless...but I have 3 young children and I have to work full time. There is no other way.
Ugh. I went through this the other night. The problem is that baby needs the Momma to keep her job. I would much rather stay home with my sweet boy when we have a rough night, but sometimes you just gotta go with it. Thankfully, he usually wakes up happy and raring to go after partying all night...I'm the one that pays for it all day long :)
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