When did you start leaving a kid with a nasty cold, or strep, or something equally non-life-threatening, home alone while you went to work?
Brought to you by staying home while my 8 year old watched TV and complained that her throat hurt, on a day that I really needed to be in the office (and spouse was out of town).
Literally all I did for her today was make one cup of tea and make a quesadilla. Which she could have done herself (in the microwave instead of on the stove). Per our state guidelines, though, she should be 10 to be left for more than 1-2 hours. It jumps from 1-2 hours to 12 hours at age 10.
In the normal course I would not leave an 8 year old all day, but when I specifically want her to lay on the couch and not move, it seems silly for me to need to sit in the kitchen in case she has a sudden.... Kleenex emergency? Cough drop outage?