Surviving Summer: A Parent’s Journey Through Six Healthy Kids and Back-to-School Illnesses

No, seriously, I can’t believe all six kids stayed healthy all summer. All six kids stayed healthy all summer. I really hope that doesn’t change when they go back to school. Hello? Hi. School nurse here is Sophie’s dad. If I say no, do I, uh. Do I still have to come get her? Haha. This is her dad. Yeah, I’m so. I’m sorry. Well, your daughter came in with a cough today. Oh. Followed by diarrhea. What then? Smallpox. Small. Smallpox? I thought that was, like, going in, like, 1956 or something. What? Yeah, I know. She’s not feeling too well. Could you come get her? Yeah, it’s the. It’s literally the first day. I. I just got back from dropping her off like five minutes ago. How. How is she sick? Yeah, I’m not sure. Okay, that’s. That’s fine. I’ll come get her. Okay. Yeah. Thanks. Every year. Every year. Three months. Three months and nothing. Oh. Welcome to elementary school. Here’s your eye infection. What?