I was a full-time mom and it specifically said that lack of child care was not an excuse. They thought differently when I showed up bringing my then 3 y.o. son with me.
“I was a full-time mom and it specifically said that lack of child care was not an excuse. They thought differently when I showed up bringing my then 3 y.o. son with me.”
Well, you are from Crazyfornia, and this is in Texas. Texas law allows exemption for child care. (One more reason to live in the Lone Star State.)
In our jurisdiction, if you have a child under 5, you are automatically excused.
I got a pass a number of years ago when I was breast-feeding. The jury staff were a little touchy about it; they said I could pump breast milk and have someone else in daycare give it to my son. I pointed out that my son had a serious chronic health condition and no daycare center or babysitter would assume the risk of caring for him. They gave me a pass for three years.
When my boy was three, however, I made no excuses, found a sitter, and was quite willing to serve. It's not impossible to find a sitter for a few days.