This week I got really sick (stomach bug) on Wednesday afternoon. First off I’m sorry in advance if this is terrible, I’m writing this at the peak of my sickness because I don’t have a lot of time left. I want to talk about being sick now vs. being sick as a kid because I never thought about it until today and I feel like I have a lot to say.
When I was a kid staying home from school and being sick was literally the coolest thing. My mom only worked part-time, so she would stay home with me, and all-day she would just make sure I was feeling okay. One time when I had really awful strep, non-contagious though, we even went out to get ice cream together to help my throat. And we would always go to the library and get books so I could just read in bed. It was one of my favorite things, kind of counter-intuitive I guess because being sick shouldn’t be good.
Now it’s so different to take the day off for being sick. First off I never take a day off unless I’m insanely sick because missing class is one of the most stress-inducing things in the world. You miss so much stuff if you miss a single class it’s so crazy! Then my mom works full time so it’s just me home alone which is not nearly as fun. So usually instead of a cute little sick day, it’s me at home physically incapable of getting up and worrying about missed class and work.
I kind of feel bad. I never really appreciated those days much when I was younger. Of course, I thought they were super fun, but I never thought how much they really meant to me. Now that I don’t have them I miss them like mad. I feel like getting ready to go to college has really made me feel more thankful for all the positive times with my family. It’s kind of scary to be leaving what I’ve always known.
What do you do when you’re sick?
This made me realize how crappy it really is to be sick now... I totally see where you're coming from, though. Freshman year when I got that super flu that tried to kill me, my doctors told me it would've been far less damaging if I had just stayed home to rest the first few days I wasn't feeling well. But with the stress of getting "absences" and missing work for classes, you just can't afford to miss unless you REALLY really need to! And it's so sad that it's resorted to this because we should be able to take a sick day without feeling bad about needing it. Maybe I also have a lot to say about this lol
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