Hi everyone! Its naptime still here and I have my cup of tea and am in desperate need of a vent and support.
This morning after morning nap, I went to get up 16 month old dcg and she was covered in vomit. Before I even picked her up I called her mom to tell her to come and get her. I have recently updated my sickness policy and gave it out to parents 2 weeks ago which clearly states after vomiting 1 time they need to come and pick up their child.
Mom says "I absolutely cannot come to get her, she was fine this morning" I offered to call dcd and she said that he was working approx 2 hours away for the day. Thankfully my husband has the day off today so he was able to help out with the other dckiddos and our own son, all aged 13-19 months. Mom then realized she had better change her tune so basically begged me to keep her daughter until at least lunch. This was 9:30am! I said to mom that she was lucky I had hubby home that I would clean up her daughter and if her mood is miserable or the second it happens again she needs to pick up ASAP.
Unbelievable!
This family has no other emergency contacts as they have no family or close friends nearby. They are the same family who gives me grief when I give a months notice on my unpaid personal days off when I decide to take them.
I sympathize but I am not responsible for them not having back up care in place.
Mom called me again an hour later and I told her flat out that if this happens again she is to pick up ASAP and she lucked out today with my husband being home. Her daughter is fine, ate lunch, and mood is great! Must have been a one time thing maybe a bad batch of milk that was sent in her bottle.
Has this ever happened to anyone else? Parent refusing to come pick up their sick child?
This is her 2nd strike BTW... I may term them when I go on my maternity leave in March if this kind of behaviour keeps up if not sooner!