tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post2241425627862200195..comments2023-09-22T13:48:28.540-04:00Comments on The New "Normal": Living with Autism: Something Has to Give- Why Special Needs Parents Struggle in the WorkplaceJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-35332895186973910172014-01-23T12:55:11.444-05:002014-01-23T12:55:11.444-05:00I am lucky- God bless youI am lucky- God bless youJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-63096763443373142332014-01-23T12:54:43.534-05:002014-01-23T12:54:43.534-05:00I think you expressed that perfectly. maybe I sho...I think you expressed that perfectly. maybe I should move to Europe!!!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-67370521449315614802014-01-23T12:53:58.455-05:002014-01-23T12:53:58.455-05:00exactly- makes me so mad!!exactly- makes me so mad!!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-62983538601057729982014-01-23T12:49:41.955-05:002014-01-23T12:49:41.955-05:00Yep, this is an American thing. Over here in Germa...Yep, this is an American thing. Over here in Germany the people have a higher priority and are allowed more time off to take care of those personal needs. I think it has more to do with GREED, greed for the "profit above all" mentality that has consumed America in the last 30 yrs (or more?) And of course Jealousy from coworkers..."why does she always get off" comments from people who have lost compassion in their souls. Sorry cant think of a better way to say it right now. My son is calling...HMHMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971430552290284269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-29718693961655016022014-01-23T12:41:05.053-05:002014-01-23T12:41:05.053-05:00I feel this way a lot. When my older daughter was ...I feel this way a lot. When my older daughter was small and daycare was closed or she was sick, I had to call in because we have no close family, both my husband and I worked full time, but he had no vaction time, PTO, sick leave, so if he called in, he missed a whole day's pay.I had PTO and made less money than he did, so it made sense for me to be the one to call in right? Except after a while, I got in trouble for missing work, and of course if the day care was open and she couldn't go because she was sick, we still had to pay for the full week. It got to the point where I could not call in so hubby had to stay home, which he never minded or complained, but he did not get paid and if she was really sick and missed the whole week, he lost a week's pay and we still had to pay a full weeks daycare bill. What do you do? Oh and did I mention that there were children in the care who had parents that did not work at all and the kid's daycare was paid for by the state? If they don't work, why do they need daycare? So they can watch TV all day without worring about taking care of their kid (or in some cases, take care of their children!)....And then we had our younger daughter, who is special needs. No day care in our town would take her because they were not equipped for a child with her issues. My husband had a different job at this point, one with PTO, FMLA, ect. but he could not stop working because I was in school and working part time that had no benifits and did not pay enough to support our family. Thank God my sister in law had retired and lived close to where I worked and watched Katie....now we are at the point that he has a better paying job with benifits and its closer to home and I have another job closer to home, but to far to have my SIL to keep her (it would take my entire paycheck to take her and go and pick her up...not much point in working in that case). We have no close family to keep her and no daycare options. She goes to preschool 4 days a week but if she is sick, what do we do? At least on snowdays my older daughter is here and can keep her (she is almost 15 and I work five minutes away) but its so sad that we are forced to work or be a mom/family but we can not do both. aliciaandkatiesmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126668727969733754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-24612785647641945482014-01-23T10:35:12.440-05:002014-01-23T10:35:12.440-05:00I hear you, sister.
Luckily you have a supportive...I hear you, sister.<br /><br />Luckily you have a supportive husband. I only have one kid (work full time outside the house), but being a single mom have its challenges too. Sending you a big hug. I know I need one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com