Need to vent... Parents mad that I took 2 sick days this month

[Manue]

I think if it had been any other time of year there wouldn't have been as much objection from the family but it is month end, year end and busy for many people at work not to mention seasonal activities and people at work also sick, etc. - just lots of factors parents are facing. That does not excuse their rudeness just explains it a little.

One of the downfalls of home care for sure is the chance of being left suddenly without care when a caregiver closes due to illness. Even though we warn them at interviews it always catches them off guard when it actually happens.

Leaving out the other issues you have with this family since they are separate issues just adding to the annoyance and anger at this point but I can see in a similar situation where my daycare parents might be upset if I decided to close just to have a day to cuddle with my kids. Yes your children have ear infections but as the mom of 4 I realize life has to go on when one or more of them are sick. That means opening daycare as usual. It means not doing programming and having lots of freeplay for the daycare kids while I sit on the couch and cuddle one of my own. It means turning on the tv or putting on a movie to get quiet. And in reality it is only 3-4 hours in the morning that you would have had to deal with because naptime takes care of the need for quiet in the afternoon. If your own children were up in the night then they probably would be able to be in their own beds in their own rooms for a quiet rest during the daycare morning. I guess what I am saying is I would question whether the situation warranted closing daycare or not too just like the parents did. Yes we stayed home to be with our own kids but if we are going to open a home daycare and be professionals it means there are days we have to "go to work" as normal and still care for our own children when they are not up to par. I also get that you have been sick and your strength was already taxed and for sure that complicates things in terms of meeting everyone's needs including your own. As I said at the beginning, had it been any other time of the year there might not have been as much objection to the closure.

Yes I do understand this is a busy time of year, but this IS the time of year where we get sick the most. If I or my children have just a cold, mild fever, sneezing, coughing etc... then no, i do not close the daycare, i let the parents know prior to their arrival what I or my children have and give them the option of bringing their child or not. But we were very sick, i had a high fever for 5 days, and was in alot of pain. My son felt the same way and I couldnt imagine him or I being in a room with screeming kids all day. Even if I do freeplay all day (which yes I do when I am feeling under the weather) they still make alot of noise because they are children.It wasnt just to cuddle with my child, i was very sick the first time and my son the second time. My husband could not stay home with my child away from the other kids as he was out of town for work. My little boy is only 2 and will not stay in his room by himself all day. I understand the parents frustrations, but to tell me that if i closed ever again that they would pull her out and make me feel bad... Im sorry that wasnt ok..