Originally Posted by cheerfuldom:
I guess I disagree....this isnt an emergency. If you are serious about getting your business off the ground, you need to be available and professional. Taking a day off in the first month of care is not professional in my opinion. There will be many times in the future when you will have to tell your friends and family "no", you cannot participate because you have to work. I would forgo the trip and work hard at putting in at least 6 months of consistent work before scheduling any vacation or time off, even if it is unpaid. From the parents point of view, they may understand but more likely, they will be very annoyed that you are going to unavailable so quickly. If you need time off with the hubby, you will have to work around your job situation just like every other working mom out there.
I agree. You wouldn't ask for a day off the first week on any other job. This is actually worse, because the OP is the only one on this job.