Well, if we're going to whine...

Parents who send their kids to school sick bug me, because frankly, it's a real hassle for me to take a day off if I get sick. I'm talking the sneezing every two minutes, hacking up on everybody kind of sick - not a little case of the sniffles.

You have to write sub plans, you have to take them to school, you need to make sure everything is readily available for the sub. Some subs are not very good at teaching and who knows which one you'll get. So do I leave the stuff I'd do, or do I leave busy work and essentially waste the day? In these days of high stakes testing, a day really does matter.

Then when you go back, there's the whole aftermath. Who misbehaved, where did the sub leave those papers you need, what didn't get done?


I know poor me.

Kim I hope you feel better. Maybe you should play hooky one day when you are better - a nice sunny day - and get in a good ride. Call it a mental health day.

V.