I understand that it’s frustrating when you don’t get to see a therapist or a counselor because she took a day off, I get how you feel, but sometimes the way we feel doesn’t match the reality of life.

Reality is that people are entitled to their days off, regardless what field it is. It doesn’t matter if she has a birthday party or her daughter wants to spend quiet day with her mother or maybe they have a family tradition they follow that day. Her daughter might want or need her mother that day for whatever reason. It might be important for reason we are not privy to.

These are her days given to her by law and work contract. When you had a job, did you take days off? Or do you think people in health care aren’t entitled to vacation days they are given and likely are encouraged to take?

Do you object to short notices or to her taking days off for personal/family reasons? I do get objection to short notices. It would be nice to know ahead of time.

I urged you to bring it up to her so it could open a conversation about work and personal obligations and how to balance it.