Articles labeled: sick day |
| Filed under: Columnists | Growing Pains
One Mother's Comfort Is Another Child's Misfortune
By Elizabeth Thompson
It’s been a rather warm winter -- we fired up the barbecue more in December, than we did all summer, it seems -- and now they’re calling for an unusually cold spring, here in Jersey. What is up with the weather, lately? Yeah, you too? I know!...read more |
Tags: sick day, sick kids, growing pains | | Filed under: Columnists | Home/Office
Under the Weather, Under the Gun
By Dana Tuszke
Two weeks ago my son, Dawson, came down with a terrible cold. He was whiny. He wouldn't eat. He was barely able to swallow a few tablespoons of Pedialyte. He was miserable, and I was getting there. Because my husband is the primary bread winner of our...read more |
Tags: sick day, working mothers, home/office | | Filed under: Lifestyle | Sick Days
I don't feel so good...
By Peggy Duffy
My oldest succumbed first. She came downstairs in the gray light of a winter morning, her face blazing with an unhealthy flush.
“My head hurts,” she said.
A quick hand to her forehead confirmed what her glassy eyes had already revealed....read more |
Tags: nutrition and health, lifestyle, sick days, sick children, parenting, cold germs, stomach bugs | | Filed under: Columnists | Growing Pains
Chicken Soup for the Aspetic Soul
By Elizabeth Thompson
"So, how bad is it? Do you need me to take a sick day?"
My husband’s eyes were fixed on the television as he continued to iron his dress shirt while waiting for my answer.
He didn’t get one.
I was sitting on the end of our...read more |
Tags: growing pains, parenting, humor, sick days, sick children, illness |
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