Sometimes people really crack me up.

Today I got an email from one of my employees, letting me know she needed to leave early because:

"My daughter is experiencing some female issues with some pain so I needed to make an appointment today."

Let me translate this: "My kid has cramps, and is back in school, and is embarassed. I'm a nice mom, and am gonna let her come home early".

A great deal has been written about employees with children taking advantage of their employer's family leave policies (and flexible work arrangement policies). Of course, I told her to take the rest of the afternoon - she's an hourly employee, and if she wants to dock herself for an afternoon's pay, that is on her own shoulders. Where, however, is the line?