Entry FeedI kept Son One home from school for the second day today. He still had a fever when going to bed last night, and hadn't had much of an appetite yesterday. Today he seems much better and he will be back at school tomorrow.
However, something interesting came up last night. My phone started ringing in the evening as parents realized how many kids from his class missed school. Son One is in a small grade one class of 13 children - 9 of them were home sick yesterday! That is over 2/3 of the class!
Today, while picking up Son Two from his morning JK class, I heard about the possible culprit. Some parents and caregivers surmised that one little girl in his class came in sick three days last week. She had a slight fever (they are all burning up) and so her mom gave her 8 hour Motrin and sent her in. She may be the cause of the nine children who missed yesterday, and another six who were ill from her daycare.
NOTE TO PARENTS: While Motrin and other drugs may alleviate fevers and other symptoms, it does not eliminate the illness! Your child is still sick!
Look, I know I have it easy. As a stay-at-home mom, I always keep my children home if I even suspect something. But I am not giving up a day of work, or shuffling meetings and daycare to do so. However, I still have to change plans, and I try to make sure that my sick child doesn't infect me and the other non-sick children in my home.
I think that working parents need better plans on how to deal with sick children. I found Custom Comfort Care; they can help with last minutes, sick child care needs. Parents, it is your responsibility! Look at how one sick little girl can take out an entire class! That is now 9 families left scrambling for child care and taking care of sick children, or infecting entire households, because of one nasty parent who is too concerned about inconveniencing themselves and not considering anyone else. SELFISH!
Can you tell that I am a little annoyed?