Today was one of those days.

My middle child is straddling the line between being sick and well. He’s not sick enough to be really sick, but he’s not quite “well” either.

I made the mistake of asking him if he felt like going to school this morning, I couldn’t decide how he was feeling. Unlike my oldest child who will give the question genuine thought, my middle one immediately said, “No, I need to stay home,” and so it was.

Things are a lot easier now that he’s old enough to stay by himself in certain situations. I took him back home (we’d driven to school) and let him sleep for a while. When he woke up, I went on to work for a while since I really needed to be there for several reasons.

I came back home at lunch and took him to the doctor (he’s fine) and took him back home and went back to work again since his dad was going to be home shortly after that. I even accomplished a few things while I was at work, too.

Like I said, that particular juggle is a little easier on the schedule now that they’re older, but apparently it’s harder on the car because I put over 100 miles on it today.

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Sick kids and working parents