I am home today with my boys. D is sick with a viral thing. At least I think it is viral. He is running a low-grade fever and has a cough but nothing else. He is sucking down the fluids but isn't hungry. His teacher said several kids have had the same thing this week.
I am home today because E is working and I didn't want to plop a sick little boy on my in-laws. Now, here is the part where I need you to pray for my soul. In order to take today off, I had to tell my boss that I was sick. She told me early in the game that my sick kiddos had to be watched my either my hubby or someone else and that I couldn't take time off for sick kids. Especially when our office was short staffed. One co-worker had her baby on the 1st and the other is being induced today. So yeah, our office is very short-staffed with only 4 people working today. I also missed a major loan meeting this morning. All I can say is oh, well! My boy needs me! Maybe my boss will actually get her butt out of her office and remember that she used to cover on the teller line when she was needed!
D is just feeling so poopy. He never just lays around. He got off the bus at my in-laws yesterday and headed straight for the couch. He barely touched his pretzels and cheese crackers and that is his favorite snack. My MIL knew something was wrong then! Last night he hardly ate any dinner because he was just so tired. I gave him some ibuprofen and cough medicine and put him in bed at 7. He slept good until about 2:30 and then he started coughing and asking for a drink of water. I gave him a drink, doctored him up again and he went right back to sleep. I gave him ibuprofen first thing this morning and he has perked up a bit. It's hard to keep a 4 year old down, especially when his 2 year old brother is feeling fine and full of energy!
So, pray for my soul for my white lie and pray that my little man feels better soon. Pray, too, that C doesn't get it!
Long overdue final update (such a good one)!
3 months ago
3 comments:
It seems completely wrong that your boss would say that. It's not like you have a lot of control. Is it even legal? Anyway, I will pray for you and for your little man that he feels better soon!
You are amazing. That little boy is so blessed. Both of them. I will pray that he feels better soon. And, don't worry... it was a venial sin. :)
I hope her heart softens!
I hope you post an update soon.
Many parents have to take a sick day for their sick children.
As a former employer, I had employees call and say things like, "Junior was up all night with a fever and throwing up, so I need to take a sick day."
"I need to take a sick day."
Either statement was legitimate in my eyes.
However if you said you were taking a sick day and then we see you on t.v. at the ballpark, then that's a lie.
Because your children are foster children, they are NOT less worthy then biological children.
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