“My child got food poisoning last night. I apologize for the late notice, but I need to take the day off to look after her. ” “I have to miss your party because my dad caught a serious case of the flu. I need to stay home and monitor his symptoms. ” “I’m so sorry, but I can’t attend your screening tonight. My husband just started vomiting uncontrollably, so I need to take him to the ER right now. ”
“I’m sorry to cancel on you at the last minute, but my husband just tested positive for Covid so I cannot attend the event tonight. ” “My wife just got her Covid result back, and it’s positive. I won’t be able to work at the office for the next few days until I’m sure I don’t have any symptoms. I don’t want to risk spreading it to anyone else. ”
“I apologize in advance, but my husband has just been in a freak accident. I need to leave right now to go to the hospital. ” “I’m sorry for such short notice, but I have to cancel our date tonight. My dad sliced his hand open while making lunch, and I’m still at the ER. ” “I just received a call that my mother fell down a flight of stairs. I need to leave immediately to make sure she’s ok. ”
“I just got a call from my husband that he’s been in a car accident. I’m sorry, but I need to leave now to go to the hospital. ” “There’s been a car accident, and my child was driving. I need to leave immediately to make sure she’s ok. ” “My dad was in a car accident last night and I’m still with him at the hospital. I’m sorry for the short notice, but I need to take the morning off. ”
“I just got a call that my son has been suspended. I’m sorry, but I need to leave immediately to find out what happened. ” “My daughter is being let out of school early, so I need to leave at 1 PM to pick her up. ” “My nanny just tested positive for Covid. I apologize for the short notice, but I need to leave the office early to look after my child. I can’t find a replacement!”
“There was a burst pipe at my parents’ house, and their kitchen is completely flooded. I’m sorry for the late notice, but I have to help them so I can’t attend the event tonight. ” “My husband just told me there’s been a gas leak at my house. I need to leave work immediately to take care of that. ” I just got an alert that someone broke into my grandma’s home. I apologize, but I need to leave right now – my neighbors and the police are waiting on me. ”
“My mom has a green card appointment coming up, and I need to be present because she can’t speak English. I’ll need to take the day off to attend her interview. ” “I sincerely apologize for the late notice, but my child could only schedule a DMV appointment at 10 A. M. Thursday morning. I’ll have to come in late because she doesn’t have her driver’s license and my spouse cannot take her. ”
“My grandmother is moving next week, and I need to take the day off to help her move all the furniture. I apologize, but there were no other delivery times available. ” “My dad injured his wrist recently, but he’s also in the middle of a move. I’m sorry, but I need to leave early on Friday to carry his belongings. He can’t lift any heavy objects right now. ”
“I’m so sorry, but I don’t think I can go to the concert with you anymore. My dad needed to borrow money from me last minute, and I don’t have anything to spare for tickets. ” “I won’t be able to make it to the reunion next weekend. My sister couldn’t pay her bill last month, so I had to help her out. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have enough to pay for the flight at the moment. ”
“My dad recently had a stroke, so I need to take the rest of the week off. ” “My grandma was diagnosed with dementia last week, and I’ve been struggling to cope. I would like to request a leave of absence. ” “I just found out my child has a serious illness, so I need to take the week off. I don’t have all the details yet, but I might request special accommodations so I can attend his medical appointments in the future. ”
“My grandma just switched medications, and she hasn’t been answering her phone. I’m sorry, but I need to leave immediately to make sure everything is ok. ” “My son has been acting strange lately, and I just got 4 missed calls from him. He’s not answering his phone, and I’m worried something is wrong. I apologize, but I need to skip the meeting today and contact my husband. ” “My daughter has just been diagnosed with clinical depression, so I need to request a leave of absence to take care of her. ”
“Someone in my family just passed away, so I need to take the rest of the week off. ” “I need to take next week off to help with the funeral arrangements of a family member. ” “I will not be at the office on Friday. There’s been a death in my family, and I need to attend the funeral. ”
