Busy Baby is home from school today with um, bowel "issues" that prevent his attendance at daycare for the next 24 hours. He feels fine, but we're definately getting vibes from him that say, "Hey, what's up here? No school? This is too easy, you mean if I just fill my diaper several times in a row I get to stay home and watch my videos?" So, I'm just hoping he doesn't prematurely figure out how to fake sick to stay home from school. Not that he's faking his "issues", it's just that the last thing I need is 3 kids scheming about how to stay home.
Busy Boy and Busy Girl have done it once each well enough to fool me into keeping them home. Busy Girl felt so guilty she's never done it again and I'm not sure Busy Boy remembers doing it, which is good since he was actually pretty good at it.
I faked sick once in first grade. This was a big deal for me as I was a really good kid infused with Catholic guilt. It all started when my teacher asked me if I felt OK since she thought I looked bad. I was actually fine, but then the little lightbulb went off in my head that said, "Eureka! If I just agree with her, I can get out of school." So, I told her I did indeed feel bad.
I was just hoping I'd get to go mess around the clinic instead of being in class. What I didn't bargain on, though, was them calling my father at work and he had to come get me since my mother didn't drive. Oops. My Dad arrived and, well, even though fathers know these things, he took me home anyway. I sure didn't do it again, though.
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I NEVER faked sick growing up because I loved school so much. If I ever got too sick where I couldn't get to class, I would complain and cry, as if my mom was puniishing me.
Funny how things change.
What a sweet daddy! Maybe he remembered how stressful first grade can be and figured you needed a mental health day.
I hope Busy Baby's ready to go back tomorrow.
When married to psycho-ex, I tried feiging illness on trash day.
Apparently, psycho-ex thought that my chasing after garbage truck was a humorous spectator sport- and that my willingless to play while 'ill' was a testament to my competitive spirit.
I just can't win.
My kids haven't faked sick yet to stay home... but I know my time is coming.....
My mom's rule was that if you were sick enough to stay home then you stayed in bed. Period. No tv, no reading, nothing. So you never faked 'cause it was so horribly boring to stay home. My children, on the other hand, are horribly spoiled and sometimes I'll even suggest a mental health day.
I NEVER faked sick, only because having a pediatrician as a father means you can't put one over on him. The one time I was realllly sick, he said I was faking it and I should just go to school.
Princess is home today too, but she isn't thrilled with it. She would love to be at school, (heck I'd almost like to be at work) but she can't go because she has a fever that won't break.
my darling girl is home as well, day two now, coughing up a storm and wheezing like there's no tomorrow. :o(
she did decorate some yummy little pancakes. you can see the picture by clicking on my name below.
I faked sick a few times which I always thought was funny since my dad was a doctor. I think both my parents knew but figured I just needed a day off. :)
Hope Busy Baby's bowels bounce back.. :) Wow, that was a mouthful!
I never really faked sickness, but when I had the flu and mom asked if I felt strong enough to go back to school, or do I need another day to rest...well, you don't want to rush back into things. Besides, I could handle another day of cinnamon toast, 7-up, and I Love Lucy.
We called it fake-a-titus at our house and everybody did it at one time or another--we even made up a song about it. My kids don't have to fake it as there is constant "bugmania" in our area.Although, my 12year old is home today with a (very) slight temp and mild cough,so mild that I'm chalking it up to an aforementioned mental health day.Jr. High is tough. I remember taking many mental health afternoons as my mom worked and I came home for lunch. Sssh! Don't tell the kiddies.
In my mother's opinion, if you didn't have a fever, your backside was seated in a chair at school, it didn't matter WHAT hurt. Since I never got any good at faking the fever thing, I had to actually find a way to hang around sick people and catch various diseases.
Yeah, I've not always been the smartest kid on the block.
-G
I remember faking sick once because my hair looked awful, my clothes didn't match and I wanted the world to swallow me up. I got home and my mom told me that if I ever did that again...
If vanity were a schoolroom class I would have aced it.
Poor little guy. I hope he is feeling better today.
Poor little guy. I hope he is feeling better today.
The joys of homeschooling. The kids don't have an excuse for faking sick, because they'd just go to school anyway. The other nice thing is that if a mental health day is needed, we can give one without any reprocussions.