My daughter went back to school today.

:woohoo::woohoo:

:bounce::bounce:

:bounce: :bounce:

:woohoo: :woohoo:


And how are you?:hug:

No fever, extremely exhausted.

No fever is a good thing, however...

Fluids, rest...you know the drill...

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my daughter was sick for 8 days, she missed 4 days of school and was freaking the fuck out---it spoiled her perfect attendance record.

5 days this go-round, which means we have homework out the wazoo to catch up on.

emailed me her assignments and i drove up to her school and got her books, of course i had to get her friend to open her locker because i'm a total idiot.

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My son is in 7th grade. He missed a total of 15 school days due to 3 back to back virus's(relapses, whatever)which caused 2 secondary sinus infections (needing three 10 day doses of anti-biotics, one of which did NOTHING).

The first time he was out for six straight days, he was given over fifty dittos to makeup, plus make up quizzes, exams, projects, etc... so when he got back to school, he could hardly be current in major core courses, because he spent the little energy he had, trying to makeup missed things, instead of learning what was current. Result was he barely passed 3 core subjects second quarter. Then he got the next wave of this virus, whatever, the first day of third quarter and missed two more weeks, showing up a day or two in between for core classes only, totaling 9 more full days out. At this point, I decided to contact each teacher and the guidance counselor and asked them to highlight what he needed to review just for the missed quizzes and tests, projects.. giving him a at least one after-school review, before the make-up tests. This was the best thing to do. He passed the exams with decent grades and remained current because I insisted he be pulled from gym or an elective class to make-up the tests, leaving extra-help after school available for him to stay current.

Only one teacher refused to cooperate and I told her when he walks into her class to give him the test the day he returns. She said, "but he'll fail it" and I replied, "yes, but the next day he walks into your class, he'll be current." Dead Silence on the other end of the phone. I let her have to break the silence, I was pissed. She said, "well I guess I could try to arrange to give you specific material to review with him next weekend, and let him make-up the exam during his gym class, in the testing room."

Unreal.

I did learn that my kid would NEVER FREAK OUT again because he got sick. He's a child of 12 yrs. not an adult who goes to work sick as a dog, because it means feeding themselves and having a roof over their head. Sometimes, we just have to protect our kids childhood above all else, and go to the max to do it.

Side note: I don't know how old your child is, but it seemed to me, she was somewhere around my son's age. High school, it gets tougher to do this, but middle school? I've learned how it's important, but not going to ruin anything in their future. I have an older son in 11th grade, missing 15 days would be a bit scarier.

Not quite as critical. My daughter has been sick a lot this year since the wildfires. She has asthma and she has caught every little bug that has gone around.

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That was a quick recovery! I'm so glad to hear it. Thanks for sharing the good news! :hug:

She is at her Brownie meeting right now, but I think she will be very tired when she gets home.