Why? Why? Why?

coasterqueen wrote: I go to drop the girls off at the dcp and what did I see.....a boy HACKING up a lung. Why is it every time a new kid starts at their dcp they bring sickness with them?????? This kid has been there for just about a week now and he's already bringing sickness with him. Sorry I know it's not his fault but it stresses me because I have NO sick time left and no vacation time. Every time I take off from now on is w/no pay. The little boy had his mouth plastered to one of those microphones that attach to a little radio. Oh I pray the girls don't touch that or anything else he does today.

I know I'm being a pessimist but I don't need them getting sick, especially with DH gone and session about ready to start.

Boys r us replied: Yikes!! I know what you mean, it's always something when they're in childcare!
Hopefully they won't catch anything from him!

coasterqueen replied:
Yeah, I hope so too. I picked an at-home sitter because the sickness would be less, right? But I swear every time a new kid starts they bring that crap with them.

Kaitlin'smom replied: eeekkkk I hope they dont catch it either. give them vitiman c...not sure if megan can take it by kylie can

~~~NO sick vibs~~~ to the girls and you

SOUTHERN MOMMY replied: At Andrews daycare if your kids are sick they cannot go and that is a rule they enforce. Andrew has never got anything from there.As odd as it sounds he has not been sick since he started there in august. Hopefully yours will steer clear of him today.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
No, it's more. My mother has a daycare and people take advantage of her MORE than they would a center. A center would have no qualms about callling the parent out of work, but mom gets so personal with her parents and they whine about how there is no sick time left, so they send their kids to her sick and can't be reached the rest of the day. It's no fun for the dcp either. I would never have her job. It also makes me glad that I don't have to send my kids to a daycare and worry about what you have to worry about. Of course, the little boy probably isn't running fever or anything so she can't send him home. What do you do, kwim? Parents have to work and you can't send him home with a cough. You just have to cross your fingers and pray your babies don't get sick.

moped replied: Well Jack only goes one day a week and he always get something - I hate it!!!!!

Sorry, and I hope you guys don't get it!

My2Beauties replied: That is so rotten. I went to a b'day party for my cousin's kids last weekend and when I showed up 3 of her 5 kids were extremely sick - I'm like why have the party now and not another weekend if 3 of your kids are sick and you're gonna have at least 10 other kids here? Sorry didn't mean to hijack your post - I hope Kylie and Megan don't catch whatever he has! Parents are such boogers sometimes!

coasterqueen replied:
I don't know I keep Kylie home when she's sick (well and would do so with Megan). The only time I've sent her sick is when she's the only one there and/or Terri is sick as well or if she's been on meds so she can't give sickness away. Now I know other parents aren't that way, though.

I will have to say that Kylie has had far less sickness than her uncle (who's 8) and was in a large daycare. He was sick all the time. Just because big daycares make the kids stay home doesn't mean when the sickness is "lingering" and not full blown that other kids can't get it. They have more kids to breed sickness.

But I will also say that when there were kids at her dcp that didn't have older siblings in school the sickness was far less than what it's been when there are kids there with older siblings in school. Schools breed sickness, because parents won't keep them home until they are finally better as well as in some daycares.

I don't think it should be a daycare's (or school's) responsibility to tell parents to keep their kids home. It's the parent's responsibility. Which is why I understand why my dcp does not do that.

"It also makes me glad that I don't have to send my kids to a daycare and worry about what you have to worry about."

Like I said you may not have to worry about it in daycare, but preschools/schools in general aren't any different than a daycare IMO, they still breed sickness and you still have to worry about it .

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Oh that is so true. Maddie was sick last week from something she caught at school. I'm like you, I will keep Maddie home if she is not feeling well (fever or not) she needs her rest and normally she is better within a day. But, unfortunately not all parents are like us.

But, I don't have to worry about Scotty and I taking off work to be with the kids and sick time, etc. That would suck. I know as many times as the kids have been sick I wouldn't have a job left b/c Scotty can't take off work to be with them. He would get fired.

coasterqueen replied:
That sucks. Ryan and I both have lots of sick time each year to where it's normally not a problem. The only reason it's a problem this year is because I over extended my time for maternity leave knowing that Ryan could take off any sick days with the girls the rest of the year....until this FEMA assignment came up. But I'm very thankful that between the both of us we can be here when they are sick. For some odd reason Ryan likes to be home with them when they are sick. Not because they sleep alot, but he likes that nuturing part of it.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
He sounds like Scotty. Last week when Maddie was sick he gave her his cell phone number to call in case she started feeling sick. She called him all day and carried that number around everywhere. And he insisted she sleep on a palette in our room...not that he had to argue with me, I like my babies close when they are sick, but there is something about watching Scotty snuggle with them and be so gentle. My dad wouldnt' go near us when we were sick...my mother was always the gentle, nurturing one. I guess that's why it seems odd to me.

I'm glad you both can take off to be with them. I remember you saying something about the extended maternity leave. I'm sure your job will work with you some how if something comes up...they would have to. I bet the kids will be fine. They seem pretty healthy.

mummy2girls replied: Welcome to my world:( because aron doesnt help by taking her when she is too sick to go to daycare so i have to take time off with no pay! Its sucks bigtime! Thats why i wish parents would just keep thier kids hom when they are that sick! GRRRRR