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Parent's first day off in a month cancelled by sick child
Original: I was gonna have a day off for the first time in a month, guess who stayed home sick today Anyway the kid is currently s
A parent who was due their first day off in a month ended up staying home instead because their child fell ill. The sick kid is resting in bed, amusingly shredding a roll of toilet paper and insisting it is rest time, while the exhausted parent says they are past caring. Many parents are relating to the familiar mix of cancelled plans, sleep deprivation and finding humour in a child's odd sick-day behaviour.
Why now: Exhausted parents relate to the irony of long-awaited time off being swallowed by a child's illness
Evidence
- I was gonna have a day off for the first time in a month, guess who stayed home sick today Anyway the kid is currently sitting in bed, meticulously shredding a roll of toilet paper and insisiting it's rest time, and I'm past caring # parenting Update: I just noticed they have… · TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social · 23
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