For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 04, 2011

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    pouncingtiger  over 13 years ago

    Michael successfully avoids having to go to school.

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    Elaine Rosco Premium Member over 13 years ago

    They do get sick sometimes.

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    WebSpider  over 13 years ago

    After mom leaves the room, we’ll know for sure if he is faking or not…

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    gdshiell  over 13 years ago

    We used to insist that the children prove they were sick… and sometimes they did!

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    Donna White  over 13 years ago

    Uh Oh! Spring flu. Elly’s in for it now. First Michael, then Lizzie, then John and she will get it. Not fun for the Patterson household.

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    cdward  over 13 years ago

    Our first test is the temperature. If they have a high temp, they stay home no matter what (actually, that’s school rules). Same with throwing up. Just feeling cruddy doesn’t generally cut it.

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    heligmyer  over 13 years ago

    One of my kids spent a week complaining of a stomachache until I finally did two things:

    Told him to prove it by throwing up or to finish getting ready for school.

    Showing him an enema we had bought and telling him that if he was still hurting tomorrow, he probably had some blockage that needed to be cleared out and we would do so.

    He started feeling much better after that.

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    AZLILSIS  over 13 years ago

    When I was 11, I lied to my Mom to stay home because it was raining for a week and I just wanted to stay in bed. She made me go to school that day. The rain had leaked into the attic and my ceiling fell onto my bed that day while I was at school. I never lied to her again to try to stay home from school.

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    lin4869  over 13 years ago

    If my kids were sick, they had to stay in bed–no TV, etc. Sometimes they decided they were well enough to go to school–(grin). Of course, I never sent them with a fever or anything obvious.

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 13 years ago

    My head and stomach would hurt, too, after all that fighting, arguing, and yelling everyone did yesterday!

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    ilsapadu  over 13 years ago

    Maybe I was a bad actor.

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    ilsapadu  over 13 years ago

    Parents have a ‘sick sense’. I faked it a million times, no go. If I was really sick my Mom knew it right away.

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    Charles Weir  over 13 years ago

    Why assume it’s going to school? He could be sick after school and she’s surprised at him for willing to go to bed early.

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    Mijo94  over 6 years ago

    While this was re-posted 8yrs ago, right now we are in the midst of one of the worst flu out break since I think 1918 I believe. One thing they keep stressing other than getting a flu shot, if your kids are sick please keep them at home. Last thing we need is to cause an outbreak at school

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