I work for the State of Texas. My bosses are fabulous to me and my family and have allowed me the opportunity to work from home one day a week and are flexible on my time to take Mom to doctor's appointments etc. They are very forgiving when I'm late, but in return, I work on nights and weekends and try to make sure the job gets done. Yes, you get fatigued, things fall through the cracks, you forget things and sometimes it's hard to function after not sleeping a few nights due to parent illness, hospitalization or sundowning, but I am more fortunate than most! I also have made it a point NOT to abuse my vacation, sick leave or personal time and still have FMLA time left as well.