Bereavement time

[CherryBlossom]

First let me say I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. I lost my dad to leukaemia just 3 months after his diagnosis, and it was terribly stressful and painful to watch him go downhill.
As for that rude client and their comment, well who are they to tell you how to operate YOUR business? Especially if the days are coming out of your allotted holiday time, but even so, if you need extra personal time off during this difficult time then take it!!
Personally if a DCP couldn't understand why I might need to close for a while at a time like this then they wouldn't be clients I would want to have. How disrespectful and cold-hearted can they be! Jeez.
I can understand though that you might not want to lose the client and the income, or have the extra stress of having to interview for a replacement right now.

All I can really say is take whatever time you need for YOU. You need to, not only for the sake of yourself, but also the children in your care.
Explain again to that particular parent, if you haven't already, that you need this time to grieve a little and then to refocus on taking spectacular care of their little one as per usual. If it's easier, write it in a letter and give one to each family.

Once again, I am so sorry you are going through this, it is never an easy time.