Add to the fact that being home with a sick child is farrrrrr from having a day off... would rather be at work!???
Not taking care of your kids apparently now = your kid got sick (flu/gastro) and not allowed to go to daycare (for pretty obvious reasons).
I understand your point. But there is no point whinging about it because no fair solution. Do you honestly think that say a three year old with gastro should be left alone at home for an entire day because the parent had to work??? Really? Wow if so...
And parents are not special, they get sick/rundown too, just like the unemployed. So combine that with the fact that you can't leave a ******* child at home when it's spewing from both ends and you get carers leave