Sometimes, being a family of working parents really puts you to the test (and, yes, unfortunately this is another rant akin to the one not too long ago). Like when you pay for child care and your kid(s) get sent home from school and so, now, instead of paying for the child care so you can go to work, you are paying for child care AND missing out on paid hours… Fun, fun. I appreciate the concern of the teachers for the well being of the other students, and helping the children to recover faster, however, sometimes it gets to be excessive. Like yesterday for example, when Lulu was sent home from school. We are given 45 minutes to pick the kids up. And, why was she sent home? For a rash that appeared mid-day and they are afraid COULD be strep because there have been a few cases of strep going around. No fever, no behavior change, no complaints… A rash. At which point, I have to think, IF she does have strep, hasn’t she already exposed all the kids by being there all day? But, that’s not the end. In order for her to go back to school the following day, even if the rash had cleared by then, we had to take her to the doctor to verify whether it was strep or not (funny that they said they’d have to put a disclosure up, yet there is no disclosure posted for the rest of the kids). And… $75 later, we have a note to confirm that she does NOT have strep. It’s another allergic rash – just like the last time this happened and just like I assumed as she gets them quite often and easily… And, another score for the doctor’s office and Mommy knows best. Oh the joys of working parents!
(Please note, I have NO problem picking the kids up or keeping them home when they are sick and miserable because I DO know they need to rest, recover and reduce risk of contamination, but geez, it really makes it hard to get ahead when you’re paying so much money out so that you can go to work only to turn around and not be able to go to work…)
Growing Four Life 