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The Boy Who Cried Blaaaaaargh
Can you tell when your kid is sick?
I mean really – can you tell?
Because I just found out that I have absolutely no idea.
The problem is, David is an excellent liar. He’s not like a terrible person or anything. He just realized he has this unique talent for making shit up and getting his father and me and pretty much everyone else to believe it.
About a year ago, I discovered that David liked to apply his talents to lying about being sick. He was sent home from school with some sort of stomach bug. The nurse told me he had vomited – so who was I not to believe her? Except that within a few hours, he was bouncing off the walls, watching SpongeBob and asking for grilled cheese.
Knowing David’s history, I got a little suspicious. So the next morning, when I got him up for school, and he of course said his stomach still hurt, I followed him to the bathroom.
When I heard the telltale retching sounds, I threw open the door.
And there was David, sitting ON the toilet with a guilty look on his face.
Needless to say, he went to school.
Mom won that round.
And I made it clear to David that I was NOT going to be fooled again.
So when he came home last Monday with a horrible cough, I was sure he was faking it.
So I made him go to school the next day.
And when he was still coughing yesterday, I made him go again.
So imagine how shocked I was when the school called today and insisted I pick David up and take him to the doctor.
Turns out he wasn’t faking it this time.
He has bronchitis.
Unless he somehow managed to fool the doctor…with David, it just might be possible.
