DCK is Sick. Are Any Other Kids Sick

[DaisyMamma]

Sunday evening. Dcm texts that dck is sick and wants to know if other kids have been sick. ..
First of all its Sunday! So she is NOT getting a response today.

Second of all why does it matter If other kids have been sick? To me this is like insinuating that dck could only have gotten it from here. I haven't even seen the kid since Thurs

LOL
Some people....

[MissAnn]

Nope......must be the Walmart buggy again.

[nannyde]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

[Leigh]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

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[sahm1225]

Oh Nannyde, I LOVE your response!!

[midaycare]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

Brilliant. I wish I had half of your guts!

[Bookworm]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

Nanny, you rock.

[sugar buzz]

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

I'm so twisted that I kind of want a DCP to ask, just so I get to say this!

[Angelsj]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

I have said this (or a version of it) several times. They stop asking that question pretty quickly. The first few times, I tried to explain how germs work, but gave up. Simple is better.

[CraftyMom]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

My new answer for this question!

[Tdhmom]

I had this exact same thing happen 2 weeks ago! I wish I would have been quick witted to throw that response out!!!! The kicker....they were on vacation the week before and I still got the "they haven't been around people" ummmmmm......ok

[cheerfuldom]

I always say no, no one else is sick. (unless something highly contagious and dangerous is going around). I am not going to be blamed for every cold and whatnot. I respond similar to Nanny. It confuses them

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

"Nope. Thanks for letting me know. I will let the other parents know since he was with them on Friday. Don't be upset about him exposing the other kids. It happens. You didn't knowingly send him sick. It's not your fault they were exposed. "

When she says he hasn't been anywhere else but daycare so she doesn't know where else he could have gotten it say "I can't answer that for you but I will be able to answer that question for the other parents if their kid comes down with it."

Putting that in my mental rolodex.

If no other child has been sick I tell them, "No, so it is likely that they got it from a place visited like sunday school class, a shopping cart, a playground, a play date, etc. Hope they feel better soon. I will notify the other parents." I RARELY have a parent say this more than once or twice since that is always my answer. But, I like nanny's better.

[melilley]

I have a parent who ALWAYS asks me this when her child is sick! Now I know what to say, if only I had the guts...

[Shell]

I have one (a nurse of course) that asks this all.the.time. It really ticks me off