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+1.  Fever over 100.5 or vomiting confirmed by parent, and you get to stay home.

Even when you get to stay home, there is no TV or screen time.  And, you have to be working on the homework or classwork that you are missing in school.

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I am having a REALLY hard time reconciling these two rigid yet extreme policies of yours.

Last time I had a fever of over a 100 or was vomiting regularly, I was in no condition to work.

Why the hell would you ban screen time for a legitimately sick child? That's so ridiculous. You sound like an asshole parent.[/quote]

Obviously, I'm not making DC work 24/7 when she is sick.  If she is really throwing up more than once or running a high fever, she can sleep or relax or read or listen to music.

If she's not throwing up and not running a high fever, she can do something to keep up with school.  Read.  Make a few notes.  Do a few math problems.  Otherwise, DC falls behind and it is even harder to go back to school.

I can't remember the last time I was so sick that I was really incapable of doing absolutely anything.

Besides, we don't have a lot of screen time in our house anyway.  So, it's not like I'm taking away something that DC gets all the time.  Nor is it like DC gets a special privilege just because DC's sick.

BTW, you sound like a pretty judgmental jerk to me! [/quote]

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