{"id":5921,"date":"2023-10-09T13:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/parenting-tweets-sick-season\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:31:32","slug":"parenting-tweets-sick-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/parenting-tweets-sick-season\/","title":{"rendered":"17 parents who are barely surviving sick season with kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s here, everyone! Sick season is in full-swing! A cold? The flu? A nasty stomach bug? Who knows what your household will come down with this year?! But one thing is all but certain: When you have kids, some sort of virus will make its way through your family, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/stories\/16564\/getting-sick-as-parent-a-nightmare\/\">it won&rsquo;t be pretty<\/a>.<\/p><p>From calls school nurse calls to parenting a sick kid in the middle of the night, 17 parents wax poetic on the hell that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/stories\/4132\/12-natural-cold-remedies-for-kids\/\">sick season with kids<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-a-fun-little-trick\">1. A fun little trick<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cool part about visiting the pediatrician&rsquo;s office is that if your kid tests negative for the flu, they can still pick up from the waiting room toys &amp; take it to go.<\/p>&mdash; Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Six_Pack_Mom\/status\/962461331881451526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-sick-one-minute\">2. Sick one minute&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sick kid waking up: Achy. Sluggish. Can&rsquo;t get out of bed. <br>Sick kid 20 minutes after taking ibuprofen: Is competing in cross-country skiing in Pyeongchang<\/p>&mdash; SpacedMom (@copymama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/copymama\/status\/964142617591205889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-you-ok-over-there\">3. You OK over there?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"My dear, sweet child. I'm so very sorry you're sick.\" I say, across the room wearing a surgical mask, while patting her with a 10 ft pole.<\/p>&mdash; Ash (an female) &#9898;&#65039; (@adult_mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adult_mom\/status\/701806213479186432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-just-cancel-plans-from-january-through-april\">4. Just cancel plans from January through April<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have kids so you can forever be trapped in the never-ending cycle of \"finally getting over being sick\" and \"just starting to get sick again.\"<\/p>&mdash; Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DadandBuried\/status\/986663460187590661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-anyone-have-a-glove\">5. Anyone have a glove?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing is as terrifying as touching the pen in the elementary school office that parents use to check their kids out sick.<\/p>&mdash; Meredith (@PerfectPending) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerfectPending\/status\/1034549656393375744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-so-that-s-the-problem\">6. So, that&rsquo;s the problem<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before I had kids, I thought I had a great immune system, but it turns out I was just really good at staying away from the type of people who sneeze directly into your eyeballs while telling you a story.<\/p>&mdash; Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LurkAtHomeMom\/status\/962382880105213952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-what-a-sweet-ball-of-germs\">7. What a sweet ball of germs<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations on your baby. There&rsquo;s a chance of being sick from now until your kid is at least 24.<\/p>&mdash; ugh* (@heatherlou_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heatherlou_\/status\/961060045671796736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-wait-a-second\">8. Wait a second&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[picking up kid after school nurse called saying she was sick]<br><br>What would make you feel better, sweetie?<br><br>Going home so I can play outside.<\/p>&mdash; Simon Holland (@simoncholland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simoncholland\/status\/725012831658192896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-the-silver-lining\">9. The silver lining<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Home sick with a nasty infection watching TV by myself while the kids are at school, and what did I do to deserve this fabulous vacation?<\/p>&mdash; Walking Outside in Slippers (@WalkingOutside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalkingOutside\/status\/834476955672080384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-two-words-murphy-s-law\">10. Two words: Murphy&rsquo;s Law<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kids can get you out of any lame social obligations, but in turn they'll always spike a fever the morning of date nights &amp; during vacations.<\/p>&mdash; Ash (an female) &#9898;&#65039; (@adult_mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adult_mom\/status\/834475554573262848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-when-you-hit-your-point\">11. When you hit your point<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">~Sympathetic Parenting at 1am~<br><br>Sick Kid: \"What if I puke and you don't hear me?\"<br><br>Me: \"Puke louder.\"<\/p>&mdash; Wendy S. (@maughammom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maughammom\/status\/760143656774840320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-hone-your-craft-kiddo\">12. Hone your craft, kiddo<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My 8-year-old doesn&rsquo;t understand that &ldquo;I feel sick.&rdquo; loses all credibility when preceded by &ldquo;Is there school tomorrow?&rdquo;<\/p>&mdash; Chris Hallbeck (@ChrisHallbeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisHallbeck\/status\/711715373368922112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-hope-this-one-has-a-good-ending\">13. Hope this one has a good ending<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Went to the library with my toddler today for a book and our next virus.<\/p>&mdash; Jennifer S. White (@yenniwhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yenniwhite\/status\/786639475581526016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-when-the-nurse-isn-t-amused\">14. When the nurse isn&rsquo;t amused<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">School nurse: *calls about 6-year-old* Is this her dad?<br><br>Me: If I say no, do I still have to come pick her up?<br><br>She was not amused.<\/p>&mdash; James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XplodingUnicorn\/status\/1039919212251291649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-these-are-the-days\">15. These are the days<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No matter how difficult parenting gets, the joy of having a sick toddler cough in your face makes it all worth it.<\/p>&mdash; mark (@TheCatWhisprer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCatWhisprer\/status\/831345697962196992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-16-jesus-take-the-wheel\">16. Jesus take the wheel<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like to believe I'm a good, patient, nurturing person. Then my kid gets sick and coughs incessantly and I develop an eye twitch and somebody please god help just make it stop<\/p>&mdash; Salty Mermaid Entertainment (@saltymermaident) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saltymermaident\/status\/931159234120704000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-17-and-the-winner-is\">17. And the winner is&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s too bad Oscar nominations have already been announced because my son gave quite the &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sick I can&rsquo;t go to school&rdquo; performance of his life this morning.<\/p>&mdash; Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarcasticmommy4\/status\/1097864033556807682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you have kids, fall and winter are also known as &#8220;sick season.&#8221; Here, parents make light of the coughing, sneezing months that seem to go on forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1273,"featured_media":36069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2023-10-09","view_count":4408,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[3],"vertical":[6,13],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-5921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-seeker","vertical-children","vertical-kids-health-safety","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5921"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184574,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921\/revisions\/184574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=5921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}