Parents just don't care.... or get it

markansas859 said:

besides restaurants, you have kids running amuck in Wal-Mart, etc

the nice thing about my medical disability retirement at 45, is that I can
go shopping when the kids **SHOULD ** be in school

The nice thing about working 2nd shift and treating 11:30PM-3AM as
primetime is that I can shop when the kids ARE asleep. Fortunately,
there's a 24-hour Super Wal-Mart fairly close, and one pretty good
24-hour supermarket.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

markansas859 said:

besides restaurants, you have kids running amuck in Wal-Mart, etc

the nice thing about my medical disability retirement at 45, is that I can
go shopping when the kids **SHOULD ** be in school

That's a perk, self-employment usually offers me the same luxury, woo
hoo!

Quoted message said:

recently, I encountered a teenaged looking female, and 2 younger kids all
three clowning around in the aisle of a store.

I remarked "shouldn't you kids be in school this time of day???!!!??!?!"

the teenaged looking one pulled herself up from her 5 foot 2 height, got in
my face, and said "I'm the mom"

Ugh....hoping she was older than you thought, I often shop with my
"sister" & my "neice" seemingly at 29 I don't look old enough to be a
mom, and my "sister" is my 54 year old mother who doesn't look a day
over 40. Behavior sounds like she's another gimme grl teen mom though.

Quoted message said:

okay........ excuse me for my mistake......., how come THEY aren't in
school??

they're sick

uh,,,,,,,,,, if they're sick, then why in hell are you dragging them around
spreading germs all over a public business

yeah, I asked her....

never did get an anwer to that question.

I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

The sense of entitlement and sheer irresponsibility of some parents
just makes me sick. You can't expect a neglected pet to behave as a
well trained, well treated pet does, why do people think that children
are any different?

On the flip some parents call their child's college student affairs
department on a daily basis, along with several calls a day to their
student just to make sure they are okay.

Happily raised knowing I'd be subject to the wrath of dad if I got out
of line.

Jessica

Quoted message said:

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1993 Mercury Cougar 01/2005-05/2005
1986 Dodge Aries SE 05/2005-09/2005
1991 Dodge Dynasty LE 09/2005-

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jessica V. said:

I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

--
Dan Abel
[email hidden]
Petaluma, California, USA

Dan Abel said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jessica V. said:

I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Regards,
Tracy R.

ravinwulf said:

Dan Abel said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jessica V. said:

I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

I'm a teacher and I REALLY hate parents like that. I catch the [censored]
from every runny nosed kid who comes to class and doesn't cover his/her
mouth when he/she coughs, sneezes all over the place, leaves nasty
tissues in the class that need to be picked up before the next class
comes in, etc. The end of last week was runny nosed kid day....guess
what I've got this weekend? Yup...sore throat, nasal congestion, fever,
cough. I had 5 kids out of 18 in class last week sick. By this
Thursday, the rest of the class and I had the [censored]. I bring it home and
everyone at the house gets it also. The SO has MS and invariably his
ends up turning into brobchitis or viral pneumonia.

SD

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to school.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade
through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to
school.

nancy

Same thing, going to the doctor's office if one is going in for a standard
visit, but not really sick. After sitting in a hot stuffy waiting room with
people sneezing, the receptionist wiping the nose, and so on. One may luck
out and not get sick.
Dee Dee

Nancy Young said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to school.

I'm sure your teachers appreciated that. Sick kids, in my experience,
don't learn. They are uncomfortable and their attention is focused not
on what is happening in class but how to stay comfortable and do they
have enough tissues to last the day. The constant hacking and sneezing
is distracting to the students they are near as well as those of us
trying to impart information. The concientious students are constantly
getting up to dispose of used tissues. Others are asking to go to the
rest room to get more toilet paper to use as tissues because they have
run out. it's a real zoon when you have three or four sick kids in
class.

My kid lost half a year of school last year and ended up being left
back because she kept being infected with particularly virulent strains
of bacteria that cause bronchitis and pneumonia. Every time she would
get well enough to go to school, some sick kid would show up cough,
sneeze, and spew his or her germs all over the place.She would pick up
another new bug at school. She was spending most of her time in
doctor's offices having nebulizer treatments. She developed such severe
bronchitis at one time, her coughing spasms would induce vomiting with
every episode. She eventually ended up not only suffering from the
bronchitis, but malnutrition as well. Her little episodes of bringing
[censored] home from school resulted in the SO developing pneumonia 4 times
that winter and he spent his afternoons in respiratory therapy also.

So yes...I really do wish parents would keep their kids home when they
are sick. Do all of us (the other students, the teachers and the
families of students and teachers) a favor: keep the kid home. As much
as we like your kids, we really don't want to shar ehis or her
illnesses.

SD

Nancy Young said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to school.

I'm sure your teachers appreciated that. Sick kids, in my experience,
don't learn. They are uncomfortable and their attention is focused not
on what is happening in class but how to stay comfortable and do they
have enough tissues to last the day. The constant hacking and sneezing
is distracting to the students they are near as well as those of us
trying to impart information. The concientious students are constantly
getting up to dispose of used tissues. Others are asking to go to the
rest room to get more toilet paper to use as tissues because they have
run out. it's a real zoon when you have three or four sick kids in
class.

My kid lost half a year of school last year and ended up being left
back because she kept being infected with particularly virulent strains
of bacteria that cause bronchitis and pneumonia. Every time she would
get well enough to go to school, some sick kid would show up cough,
sneeze, and spew his or her germs all over the place.She would pick up
another new bug at school. She was spending most of her time in
doctor's offices having nebulizer treatments. She developed such severe
bronchitis at one time, her coughing spasms would induce vomiting with
every episode. She eventually ended up not only suffering from the
bronchitis, but malnutrition as well. Her little episodes of bringing
[censored] home from school resulted in the SO developing pneumonia 4 times
that winter and he spent his afternoons in respiratory therapy also.

So yes...I really do wish parents would keep their kids home when they
are sick. Do all of us (the other students, the teachers and the
families of students and teachers) a favor: keep the kid home. As much
as we like your kids, we really don't want to shar ehis or her
illnesses.

SD

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

How long should the parents keep the kid home? Most are infectious even
when symptoms are not openly seen so it does not matter all that much in
reality. Sure, not sneezing on the others or wiping your nose on someone's
sleeve, but that is a lack of upbringing as much as carrying a disease.

IMO, the more we try to keep sterile, the more we are weakening the immune
system. Just like the peanut allergy that is spreading so rapidly. Do away
with the anti-bacterial soaps and live a healthier life.

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

How long should the parents keep the kid home? Most are infectious even
when symptoms are not openly seen so it does not matter all that much in
reality. Sure, not sneezing on the others or wiping your nose on someone's
sleeve, but that is a lack of upbringing as much as carrying a disease.

IMO, the more we try to keep sterile, the more we are weakening the immune
system. Just like the peanut allergy that is spreading so rapidly. Do away
with the anti-bacterial soaps and live a healthier life.

Jessica V. said:

Quoted message said:

the teenaged looking one pulled herself up from her 5 foot 2 height, got
in
my face, and said "I'm the mom"

Ugh....hoping she was older than you thought, I often shop with my
"sister" & my "neice" seemingly at 29 I don't look old enough to be a
mom, and my "sister" is my 54 year old mother who doesn't look a day
over 40. Behavior sounds like she's another gimme grl teen mom though.

If she were any older, she would be the grandmom... at least in my
neighborhood. Mom at 15, grandmom at 30. Often the teenaged moms won't or
can't take care of a kid at that age... the payback is they get to take care
of their grandkid at an age when they would normally be taking care of their
own kid.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

okay........ excuse me for my mistake......., how come THEY aren't in
school??

they're sick

uh,,,,,,,,,, if they're sick, then why in hell are you dragging them
around
spreading germs all over a public business

yeah, I asked her....

never did get an anwer to that question.

....

Quoted message said:

The sense of entitlement and sheer irresponsibility of some parents
just makes me sick.

Then there's another pattern of irresponsiblility I saw with my
sister-in-law and my nephew. My nephew would say he was sick in school, and
the nurse would call my sister-in-law to take him home. The minute he got
home he was out the door playing. This ploy to get out of school was so
transparent I was amazed my sister-in-law fell for it over and over.
Needless to say, this was just one aspect of bad parenting. My nephew ending
up not even achieving the status of high school dropout. He never completed
eighth grade. He's spent most of the last four years in an out of jail (at
age 20). Currently he's out... but just awaiting being picked up for a
parole violation. He went back on drugs and skipped his last visit with his
parole officer because he knew he would fail the drug test. What a life! I'm
glad they live nearly a thousand miles away from me.

--
( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:26:18 GMT, "wff_ng_7" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Jessica V. said:

Quoted message said:

the teenaged looking one pulled herself up from her 5 foot 2 height, got
in
my face, and said "I'm the mom"

Ugh....hoping she was older than you thought, I often shop with my
"sister" & my "neice" seemingly at 29 I don't look old enough to be a
mom, and my "sister" is my 54 year old mother who doesn't look a day
over 40. Behavior sounds like she's another gimme grl teen mom though.

If she were any older, she would be the grandmom... at least in my
neighborhood. Mom at 15, grandmom at 30. Often the teenaged moms won't or
can't take care of a kid at that age... the payback is they get to take care
of their grandkid at an age when they would normally be taking care of their
own kid.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

okay........ excuse me for my mistake......., how come THEY aren't in
school??

they're sick

uh,,,,,,,,,, if they're sick, then why in hell are you dragging them
around
spreading germs all over a public business

yeah, I asked her....

never did get an anwer to that question.

...

Quoted message said:

The sense of entitlement and sheer irresponsibility of some parents
just makes me sick.

Then there's another pattern of irresponsiblility I saw with my
sister-in-law and my nephew. My nephew would say he was sick in school, and
the nurse would call my sister-in-law to take him home. The minute he got
home he was out the door playing. This ploy to get out of school was so
transparent I was amazed my sister-in-law fell for it over and over.
Needless to say, this was just one aspect of bad parenting. My nephew ending
up not even achieving the status of high school dropout. He never completed
eighth grade. He's spent most of the last four years in an out of jail (at
age 20). Currently he's out... but just awaiting being picked up for a
parole violation. He went back on drugs and skipped his last visit with his
parole officer because he knew he would fail the drug test. What a life! I'm
glad they live nearly a thousand miles away from me.

But in today parents way of thinking... "his self esteem is intact!"
and all his troubles are someone else fault....

Chuck (in SC)

In article <[email hidden]>,

ravinwulf said:

Dan Abel said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jessica V. said:

I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Regards,
Tracy R.

Many of them have no choice....... :-(

Get a colloidal silver generator.
That stuff really does work.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

>Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
>school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
>they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade
through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to
school.

nancy

Same thing, going to the doctor's office if one is going in for a standard
visit, but not really sick. After sitting in a hot stuffy waiting room with
people sneezing, the receptionist wiping the nose, and so on. One may luck
out and not get sick.
Dee Dee

Wash your hands frequently and don't rub your eyes.
The majority of cold and flu' viruses are contracted from hand to eye
rather than by breathing it in.

Really.

We learned this in our infection control class at work.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

How long should the parents keep the kid home? Most are infectious even
when symptoms are not openly seen so it does not matter all that much in
reality. Sure, not sneezing on the others or wiping your nose on
someone's sleeve, but that is a lack of upbringing as much as carrying a
disease.

IMO, the more we try to keep sterile, the more we are weakening the immune
system. Just like the peanut allergy that is spreading so rapidly. Do
away with the anti-bacterial soaps and live a healthier life.

I don't know what the connection is to peanut allergy spreading rapidly and
anti-bacterial soap -- but, anti-bacterial soaps can be used to clean off
kitchen stoves, sinks, kitchen tables, any wipeups of food (fresh eggs)
where you feel that it would be better than regular soap. There are several
opinions about its efficacy. Most of my clean-up is done with latex gloves
in the kitchen. But, I use gloves because of lymphedema. Not everyone
would, so I can't speak for them.

I think it would benefit any person who has a compromised immune system to
not expose themselves to flue, colds, etc. I don't think that keeping
elderly persons away from germs will necessarily weaken their immune
systems. Frankly, I don't know how one could accomplish 'trying to keep
sterile" if one leads a normal life; no one in today's world has time to
clean, clean, clean. At least no one that I've known for the last 30 years.
I've heard that elderly persons should not expose themselves unnecessarily.
But, of course, not everyone is elderly.

A few months ago I had a technician who was administering test reach down
and pick up one of the tube connections that fell off. I asked him not to
put it back onto the tube and to wash his hands. He then swept the floor
with his hands, laughed at me, and then went over to the sink and washed his
hands. He gave me the speel on how I was compromising my immune system by
being worried about germs. He didn't let up the whole time I was there, all
playfully laughing, of course. My DH attends every visit I have in a medical
setting. I'm glad to have someone watch over me. Back on point: Yep, I was
trying to keep sterile.
Dee Dee

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote

> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:

>>Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
>>school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home
>>when
>>they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.
>
> I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
> because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
> the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
> flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
> or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
> infectious!

Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade
through
high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to
school.

nancy

Same thing, going to the doctor's office if one is going in for a
standard
visit, but not really sick. After sitting in a hot stuffy waiting room
with
people sneezing, the receptionist wiping the nose, and so on. One may
luck
out and not get sick.
Dee Dee

Wash your hands frequently and don't rub your eyes.
The majority of cold and flu' viruses are contracted from hand to eye
rather than by breathing it in.

Really.

We learned this in our infection control class at work.

Well, that's good to hear because I heard that a sneeze can travel 26'. LOL.
Dee Dee

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
>
> "ravinwulf" <[email hidden]> wrote
>
>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:32 -0800, Dan Abel <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>>Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
>>>school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home
>>>when
>>>they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.
>>
>> I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
>> because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
>> the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
>> flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
>> or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
>> infectious!
>
> Heh, who knows how many kids I infected ... there was no such thing as
> skipping school when I was a kid, didn't miss a day from first grade
> through
> high school. It's called having a Japanese stepmother. You went to
> school.
>
> nancy
Same thing, going to the doctor's office if one is going in for a
standard
visit, but not really sick. After sitting in a hot stuffy waiting room
with
people sneezing, the receptionist wiping the nose, and so on. One may
luck
out and not get sick.
Dee Dee

Wash your hands frequently and don't rub your eyes.
The majority of cold and flu' viruses are contracted from hand to eye
rather than by breathing it in.

Really.

We learned this in our infection control class at work.

Well, that's good to hear because I heard that a sneeze can travel 26'. LOL.
Dee Dee

Yep! And the snot settles on your hands, you rub your eyes and that's
it. This is one reason hand washing is stressed SO very much at work!
Dad and I both have noted that we have fewer colds now that we have made
it a habit to always ALWAYS wash our hands whenever we get back in from
town! And try to lose the habit of every rubbing your eyes for any
reason.

Touching doorknobs etc. is a good way to pick up colds and flu'. You
don't have to be anywhere near a cough.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

ravinwulf said:

Dan Abel said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Jessica V." <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I'm not the only one who asks that? I'd have screamed bloody murder if
> my mom had taken me shopping when I was sick, hell going to the doctor
> was and still is bad enough when I'm sick and just want to be in bed.

Some parents really don't like it when their kids catch minor colds at
school. So they put the pressure on the schools to send kids home when
they really feel fine, but have the sniffles.

I'm one of those parents. Someone sends their kid to school sick
because they can't or won't stay home with him, my kid catches it, and
the next thing you know, the entire damn household is down with the
flu or similar. I freaking HATE parents who don't have enough brains
or consideration to keep their damn kids home when they are
infectious!

Regards,
Tracy R.

Many of them have no choice....... :-(

That doesn't wash with me. Tough position as it is, they should have
thought about that before they had the kids.

Regards,
Tracy R.