Alycia came home from school on Monday looking jaded, moody and had flushed cheeks and scarlet colored lips. Still in her school uniform, she curled herself up on the couch and dozed off, without eating her lunch. Her body was burning hot and her body temperature was close to 40 degrees Celcius. Daddy brought her to the GP to have a suppository to bring down the fever. The night before (Sunday), she had complained to me that her throat felt itchy and very uncomfortable. On Monday night, I told Alycia that she had to skip school on Tuesday, to which I was responded with shrieks of protest, sobs and legs-kicking from her, as expected.
When I woke Sherilyn up on Tuesday morning to get her ready for school, she was sobbing (out of discomfort). The moment she got up from bed, she ran to the bathroom and threw up. Her cough sounded bad and the vomit was purely phlegm. Both Alycia and Sherilyn are down with fever and a throat infection with massive built-up of phlegm. The girls must have been bitten by the virulent bugs from my friend’s kids on Saturday during our dinner. Her kids were down with fever and flu.
With a burning hot body, Alycia insisted in going to school on Tuesday and today. With tears streaming down her cheeks, Alycia begged me to allow her to go to school. She kicked up a big fuss when daddy and I forbade her. She cited that she must go to school as she is a school prefect and she would have lots of homework to complete if she misses school for 2 days. As usual, I exaggerated and scared her that she will risk getting her brain damaged if her fever is too high while she’s in school with no one to monitor her, but that did not seem to deter her a wee bit in relenting. She still wanted to go to school. After giving her the reasoning which only fueled her frustration, I just ignored her cries and fretting. This seems to be the case each time Alycia has to skip school resulting from fever.
Would your child be jumping with joy or sulk and sob if she has to skip school arising from medical leave?
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as for now, my girl will be jumping with joy if she will need to stay home (with the provision that mummy is staying home too) and no need to go ‘school’.. hope this don’t happen during her primary schooldays later..
one day my boy will be happy but by 2nd or 3rd day, he would request to go school because he knows homework is pilling up….
It’s good that she likes school! Hope both girls get well soon.
From what I read from your post here, I can see that Alycia is a very responsible kid. I have one at home too. This boy of mine has not skipped school since he started pri 1. Good and bad, I must say, on one hand I am happy to have a responsible kid, on another, I have to observe him closely for any signs of burnout.
Being a class monitor and team leader in his class tires him out end of the day. I tried to talk him out of becoming one, not the hubs as he always says just let him be and luckily I didn’t as I can see his self confidence improving as he approaches his teachers more often than not because he has to! Ahahaha…
My kids have no such problem. They were ok for skipping school one day. I would bring them to the school in the afternoon to get all the homework back from the form teacher. or I would let them call their classmates for homework.
most definitely jumping with joy :))
Alicia is a very responsible student. You should be proud of her.
If the kid is sick, then of course she has to stay home. However, I have never had any of mine crying cos they have to skip school. I’ve had someone put the thermometer into a cup of warm water and then showed me her “fever” of 40oC!! I feigned shock and told her we have to call 9-1-1 (999 in Msia??).
Chris… I have to LOL!!! Smart kid you’ve got there!
It’s good alycia is such a responsible girl. PErhap can highlight to her, it’s important for her to stay home and rest, and not pass the virus to her friend. that’s also a way of being responsible..
My boys understand whenever they need to skip school due to illness.. they don’t jump with joy. hahaha
Glad to know Alycia love school very much. My girl too will feel sad if she is on sick leave and unable to go school. She prefer be with her friends and teacher rather than stay home with granny haha.
Alycia must be a very responsible child. You must be so proud of her 🙂
hope your girls are better now. funny how you have total opposites in your household. RL would be very happy if she doesnt have to go to school. i’ve sent her off to school before when she was sick (mild fever and cough) but that was only her fever went away before school start and also the daycare owner checked on her during recess time. there was only once where she had a very bad cough and looked so frail that i allowed her not to go to school. she was so happy!