So, I am a parent. I had my children knowing that either Kyle or myself would always be there to take care of them. When we chose to have children, we knew there would be sacrifice and hard times. We have had to make sacrifices with our jobs, our personal lives and sometimes with each other in order to fully be there for our kids. Which is how it should be... they rely on us... they need us... and we are always going to be here to make the best decisions for them. with that being said...
I have a little message for all of you who send your kids to school with the flu, croup, fever, bronchitis, streap throat, and so many other sicknesses...
What the HELL are you thinking. first of all, I do believe that schools should have stricter guidelines about what ailments should keep kids at home, but lets use some common sense people. If your kid has green snot running down his face, he probably shouldn't go to school... hello! If your kid is grabbing his stomach in pain and crapping his pants, he should probably stay home. Have you thought about the consequences of this? Obviously not... because if you had other small children, and lets just say, maybe an INFANT, you wouldn't want you child to bring home theses nasty bugs. Maybe you live with an elderly person, or someone with health issues, Im sure you would be upset of your child went to school everyday just so they could bring home something to share with everyone.
I'm just wondering if you have ever seen a 6 week old baby cough and sneeze, and have to have his nose sucked out every hour or have to sleep propped up in his parents arms because laying flat makes him gage. Have you seen a 6 year old boy sit on the toilet all day because he doesn't have control of his bowels, and puke in a bowl at the same time? Have you ever seen a 3 year old cry and puke, and shake with exhaustion? Maybe if you saw all three of these things going on at the same time, you would, because that's what my house looks like. I know that its hard for some parents to take time off work. to keep their kids home, but like I said, having kids is about making sacrifices. I've herd the argument "well, they need to be in school to learn" Let me ask you, how much do you think they are learning when their noses are so stuffed up, that its draining out their eyes, or they cough so much that they cant even hear the teacher. Your kids aren't learning anything if you send them to school sick, they are miserable, and just extending the sickness cycle.
I'm not naive, I know that kids get sick, I know that you sometimes don't know your kids are sick until its too late, but sending you child to school, knowing that he or she is sick is simply irresponsible and disappointing. And, let me just say, for the record, we do EVERYTHING possible in this house to stop the spread of germs and to stay healthy. My kids eat well balanced meals, wash their hands, they do not share drinks, but unfortunately, they do share a room. I bleach - Lysol - sanitize everything, but none of that matters when they go to school and play in petri dishes! This is the first year that both the older boys have been in school, so its hit us really hard this year. Kyle and I have only caught their nastiness a couple times, thank goodness. But my poor baby has been sick for the last 2 weeks. We have been to the Dr, and he is being monitored, but I am beyond exhausted. I haven't slept for more then an hour straight in weeks... if its not one kid, its another, and Kyle is up too because sometimes it takes more then just one of us, and then he is off to work at 4:30am. Im angry, exhausted, irritated, disappointed, and simply just over it... over it all.
