Ask Amy: Gift-giving creates problem, tough to unwrap
Furthermore, if your husband is into gifts and gift-giving and you’re not – let him handle it! This is part of his family’s culture, and if he wants to keep it going, he’ll have to find a way to deal with it.
Dear Amy: My husband and I cannot come to an agreement on childcare when a child is sick.
We both are teachers and can carry over sick days.
My husband thinks we should take turns. This initially makes sense, however, over the course of three pregnancies and births, I used over 100 sick days.
I have been slowly building my sick time back up, with a goal of having six months of sick time saved. I want six months because in the event of a disability, I will have the sick time needed to last me until disability insurance starts.
My husband has close to 300 sick days saved up. I have around 50 days.
I am grateful for the 50 days, but it is not close to six months’ worth.
I still will take time off to take care of our sick children, but I think the majority of the time, it should be my husband.
We both are dedicated teachers and do not like missing school. We also love our children.
We cannot come to an agreement on this issue. Should I cave and plan to take turns?
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