Monday, May 28, 2012

'I only wish you loved me'

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'I only wished you loved me' These are the words my poor heart broken 8 year old said to me last week because she wasn't sick and had to go to school. She couldn't believe that her little sister with an unpleasant tummy bug was going to stay home.

My daughter is usually the most polite, funny, perfect blonde angel but she had turned into an angry hurt monster. She was on a rampage and it was aimed at me.

My other gorgeous girl wouldn't be able to handle it if the situation was reversed either. They tell me I have to pretend the other one is going to school and not tell them. This goes against my nature. I hate lying and being sneaky.

I compromised and agreed to pick her up a little early.

Do you let the well child stay home?

Am I too tough or too weak?

6 comments:

  1. Neither of my girls like to have a day off at all. I have to force them to stay homw when they are sick so I am really lucky. Sometimes you just have to do what makes your kids happy so picking her up early makes you look like the best Mum in the world to her. Don't we all need to feel like the best Mum in the world sometimes? LOL!
    Jos xx

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    1. It really is nice to feel like the best mum occasionally. It makes up for all the other times. :) Rachel x

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  2. I'm lucky My son is devistated this morning that he has to stay home from school because he's sick. He keeps trying to tell me he is perfectly fine - the horrible barking cough is that bad he can barely breathe. To the doctors we go. Good luck and hope she is ok.

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    1. oh Kell, I hope your little man feels better soon. It's terrible when that are that sick. Rachel x

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  3. No way - one home is bad enough, if I let the other two stay home, they would just annoy the sick one. I just have to make the staying at home part sound as boring as possible so that the other two dont feel like they are missing out on anything ;) xx

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    1. Haha, that's exactly what I do too. I tell them that they won't be leaving the couch all day except to pick out a treat for the one going to school. Rx

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