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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
What a load, I hate when people use their kids as excuse. Sure your job should let you leave to attend certain functions, but YOU should make up for it by working extra and putting in overtime, not counting on someone else to pick up for you, especially in a case like this; a parent counting on the non parents (time and time again by the sounds of it). Jealousy is something that a parent should've overcome before deciding they were matue enough to have kids. Just because my wife and I have chosen to not yet have kids, does not mean your life is more important then evryone elses.
All this is something resposible you really need to figure out before having children. It is your responsiblity to raise them. It only takes a village if you can't be bothered to do it yourself or if you wish to persue the over indulgent lifestyle most of us live. I'm not saying you don't need help, Aunts, Uncles whatever. But really to me leaving on time to get to my soft ball game is much more important then you having to leave early evrey Tuesday to get your kid to music lessons, especially when you can'tr come in early to make up for it because something about the school bus blah blah blah.
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To use your example about the school bus: so if my five-year old's bus is late taking her to kindergarten so I can't get to work on time, what exactly do you propose I do? Are you aware that you can't leave a five-year old standing on a sidewalk by themselves? Coming in late is the only option in that case. Show some empathy FFS.
And make up the work at another time? This is what you don't seem to understand...there is no time. Anytime your coworker isn't at their job, they are working at home raising their kids. Looking after young kids is an all-day/all-night gig. There isn't time to make up day-job work.
I've been in your shoes and I've been a parent for six years now too. You have no clue what you're talking about.