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I'm all for live and let live. What you do, particularly as a parent, in your own home is up to you. So long as you love your children and want the best for them, then I make no judgement.
BUT
The nursery has a few rules that you sign up to, like not bringing in valuables and no jewellery. If you break those rules the worst that could happen is you lose your valuables and jewellery.
There's another rule though that is for the benefit of others and should not be broken.
Here it is:
"We ask that you keep a child away from nursery for twenty-four hours after vomiting has ceased"
On Friday, at nursery pick-up the Other Mothers were discussing how ill their children were. It's that time of year. Some children had coughs and colds, fine. Lola's mum (because none of us have our own names any more) said that her daughter had thrown up all over the car at pick-up the previous day, but that she was fine afterwards. Even so, she was taking her to the GP later on. Oh and Lola's mum had just had the best time at the ice-rink.
So Lola was in nursery while her mum went ice-skating.
Am I being unreasonable, should she have maybe skipped the ice-skating and kept Lola at home?
Late on Friday night my 3 year old, Cash, vomited and again in the morning. He was not fine afterwards. He has a temperature, a cough and a cold and a freshly washed teddy bear.
As if that wasn't bad enough, I couldn't go to the long-awaited Tots100 Christmas Party. I had to let down Sally and Annie (my roomie). I spent most of the weekend with a sickly child in my arms, the lack of sleep made me feel hungover. If it wasn't for Lola's mum I would have really been hungover, but at least I would have enjoyed getting that way.
Instead of spending my free afternoons this week preparing for Christmas (or going ice-skating), the boys are not at nursery. I am dealing with one demanding ill child and waiting for the other one to come down with it.
That is really inconsiderate of her. My school has a 48 hour rule. They can't come back to school until 48 hours after the last time they vomit. It is really a pain, but it keeps other kids well!
ReplyDeleteAll it takes is one selfish cow and it ruins it for everyone :(
ReplyDeleteSo selfish. Drives me mad! I'm sorry you had to miss the party and that your boys are poorly, hope you are all tickety boo for Christmas. It's the same with nits...one or two families don't bother combing and checking which means the rest of us are constantly at it. I'm surprised my daughter has any hair at all for all the raking it gets!
ReplyDeleteOh this takes me back to my older children nursery days. Sadly there's always someone who thinks that it's 'ok' to break the rules around taking a sicky child into nursery/ school. They may also be found muttering such phrases as 'it'll build up their immunities' in their defence!
ReplyDeleteDropping off a child with a runny nose is one thing but one who's been throwing up recently? Nada.
Not that it'll help but I did really miss you - I was looking forward to seeing if you were as much of a hell raiser as people had said you would be! Next year, at some point we will have a drink together - if I have to turn up on your doorstep clutching gin in a tin!
I hope the boys are feeling 100% soon for you x
It is very unfair. It's hard enough at this time of year anyway. I hate the fact that they can get these vomitting bugs again and again without building up any apparent immunity...
ReplyDeletePeople just don't think/care about the consequences to others. This mum obviously didn't want to miss her ice-skating.
ReplyDeleteChildren are never ill at a 'convenient' time. But your story just shows why these rules are in place and why mums who don't keep a poorly child at home are selfish and deserve a good dose of something nasty over Christmas. Grrrrr x
That is one of my massive pet hates with anything kid related. The problem is, their child may have been fine and dandy after being sick once. However, kids like Littlest will get the same bug and end up being rushed to A+E in an ambulance just because someone else's parent was too lazy/inconsiderate to keep their slightly poorly child home for a few days. So annoying!
ReplyDeleteI have real issues with this. I never take my boys to school ill and the fact that Maxi was immunodeficient as a child, really made me worry about people doing this. At the boys swimming lesson a mum made a girl swim even though she had been sick, she shouldn't have been in the pool and I made the teacher get her out!
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't see you at the weekend and hope the boy is on the mend now
Horrible. I'm angry on your behalf. Hope you're all feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteKat, where P was last year they had the 48 hour rule too. If she had chanced it because she had to work I'd have a bit more sympathy.
ReplyDeleteAlex, it is totally selfish :-(
Christine, fingers crossed they'll have recovered by xmas. Yes, I totally agree on the nits. There's only one way to get rid of them and that's for everyone to do it. Grr!
Mammasaurus, I may have shed a tear of disappointment on Saturday. I don't know about 'hell-raiser', but I'm up for gin in a tin any time! x
The Moiderer, there seem to be so many bugs flying around, we've had one illness after another lately.
Donna, it's all 'me me me' with some people. I just hope we're all better for xmas! x
ReplyDelete20SomethingMum, exactly, that's what people forget. Not every child can cope with all of these bugs. I hope Littlest is okay at the moment x
The Madhouse, good for you, clearly the girl shouldn't have been in the pool. There are plenty of people who are immunosuppressed or deficient and they risk being made seriously ill by these thoughtless parents. I missed seeing you too. We'll have to put our heads together and arrange something x
Rosie, thank you. C is a lot brighter, but now they are both coughing! x
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ReplyDeleteThis really does annoy me. With a child who can get very ill from the smallest bug, it upsets me that other parents have such a laid back attitude with making other kids sick. Last week a child was taken to Elfie's Creche with a streaming nose: it's at the local David Lloyd so the kid's parent would have been swimming, or in the gym. Forfeit your weekly workout so my child doesn't get ill, please!!