tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post8326473719806070643..comments2024-03-09T10:14:49.991+00:00Comments on BarrenAlbion: A question of devotionMsPrufrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533722219016814501noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-53985423364574867162007-12-05T03:16:00.000+00:002007-12-05T03:16:00.000+00:00I work in the city and live in the suburbs. The s...I work in the city and live in the suburbs. The soonest I could ever get to the daycare would be about 2 hours. I think I've done that once, and she did have a fever and was sick. But mostly - yeah, I'm a bad mommy.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-32481367896933979882007-11-21T20:24:00.000+00:002007-11-21T20:24:00.000+00:00I would not have gone early to get an "off" child ...I would not have gone early to get an "off" child either. So if you're a bad mom, I am too.Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777159761996555760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-89178110363041802007-11-20T02:59:00.000+00:002007-11-20T02:59:00.000+00:00In our daycare, if they had a fever or were puking...In our daycare, if they had a fever or were puking, they had to go home, otherwise they were fair game. My kids rarely get knocked down when they have a fever..they just want to party all the time...so sometimes, they were actually pretty sick and no one realized it (until I tried to put a turtleneck on one of them, say, and they began screaming from the raging ear infection that went otherwise undetected). I'm a bad mom too...we did daycare...and they are thriving despite it all. It is because of the deal I have with satan himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-56446976658718790532007-11-19T16:41:00.000+00:002007-11-19T16:41:00.000+00:00The policy at our center is that the kid can't be ...The policy at our center is that the kid can't be there if he/she requires one-to-one care. I think that's fair. I've yet to have a call (jinxing myself here) to come and get my kid.<BR/><BR/>That being said, my son seems to have had a cold or bug about every 6-8 weeks since starting day care. The fact that he was and still is breast fed hasn't made much difference. Anyway, there have been many many days that I've had to fret over whether or not to send him. I'd stay home with him every time he sniffles if I could, but I just can't. So generally, if he can function reasonably well, he goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-54455382441511637402007-11-19T01:57:00.000+00:002007-11-19T01:57:00.000+00:00Your daycare sounds quite reactionary. Our daycare...Your daycare sounds quite reactionary. Our daycare is the opposite -- a fever isn't enough to keep you out, vomiting isn't enough to keep you out... you have to be doing those things AND they have to be interfering with your functioning (which perhaps is a longer way of saying "off"). This works great for us in the sense that they are infrequently calling us to pick them up (S did indeed once throw up at daycare and they cleaned her up and kept her the rest of the day), but not so great when you think about the germs other kids are harboring.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162496719896724710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-75150783211095289502007-11-19T01:26:00.000+00:002007-11-19T01:26:00.000+00:00You haven't even emailed me yet to let me know if ...You haven't even emailed me yet to let me know if you'll participate, you evil, breastfeeding, flat-assed MOMMY! <BR/><BR/>RE: daycare. We have a contract that clearly outlines what is considered "ill", none of them happen to include "being off". While I don't recall it word for word, I'm sure that "fever" and "bodily fluids" is mentioned.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm in on your card exchange. You knew that, right? The response has been quite tame over at my place as well, so either it's them or it really is just us.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864339996118337420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-24428667475000796832007-11-19T00:27:00.000+00:002007-11-19T00:27:00.000+00:00I loved this. You wrote it so very well.I've had ...I loved this. You wrote it so very well.<BR/><BR/>I've had to go pick up D from her daycare because she had a runny nose. Never mind that her daycare takes kids with runny noses every day-- her caregiver (who I do like and trust very much, despite this memorable incident) was leaving for vacation the next day and didn't want to take a chance on getting sick herself.<BR/><BR/>Sigh. You just can't win. I'm glad you sound like a strong enough person to not let it get to you too much.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877459820678525532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-12874140788355559272007-11-19T00:04:00.000+00:002007-11-19T00:04:00.000+00:00My nanny does the same thing, knocking on my door ...My nanny does the same thing, knocking on my door to tell me that one twin or another is "off." I think she thinks that I'm a horrible mother for not calling the doctor each and every time, but seriously, they're not going to want to talk about an "off" child either.<BR/><BR/>Work is for work.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382885000205172615noreply@blogger.com