November 06, 2007
A sick day
Tara stayed home from pre-school yesterday with a cough and stuffy nose, though no fever. Today, she looked and sounded much better and wanted to return to school.
And now I am home sick today. I have realized that this is the first sick day I have been home without kids in 2 years and 7 months. This is because Tara's pre-school was near my work, which is far from home. So when I stayed home, so did she.
Now, I can drop her off at classtime and crawl back into bed. The house is quiet. Should I feel guilty for feeling like this is a luxury?
Posted by Laura at November 6, 2007 12:06 PMPosted to Tara's Story
Oh no, no, no... do not feel guilty. Feel the thrill of those precious hours of alone time (even if you had to get stuffed up to get it!). It's a great excuse to nurture yourself. Hope you are feeling better soon!
Posted by: Greta at November 6, 2007 07:54 PMNo! You deserve it!!! You should get sick more often! Like, once a month, at least!! ;-)
Posted by: sally at November 7, 2007 09:37 AMNo, no, no -- enjoy! (well, as much as you can, anyway).
I was sick one day but hauled my rear out of bed to take Rachel to day care, and I was so glad I did. I took cold medicine and slept and felt so much better at the end of the day. I figure I'm paying for day care, so I'm going to use it!
Posted by: Susan Keaton at November 7, 2007 01:13 PMi'm feeling the same 'conflict' today myself!
i can't remember the last real sick day i took. hope you feel better...i'm off to take a quick nap before kindergarten let's out...
rachel
(also a spartan by the way!)
don't feel guilty!!! Having a real sick day -- a day when you can actually stay home and rest -- is soooo important! I was just talking to a girlfriend about how i miss sick days (i'm sick now, too!) -- Enjoy it and get better!!