momto10blessings Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 A friend just left my house after she was here with her kids for 3 hours and on the way out she mentioned that her 8 year old had been vomiting all morning but looks great now. Um?mmmmm????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 A friend just left my house after she was here with her kids for 3 hours and on the way out she mentioned that her 8 year old had been vomiting all morning but looks great now. Um?mmmmm????? I would be seething. But I wouldn't have the guts to say anything. I have a 24 hr rule... it's got to be at least 24 hours since the kid puked or had a fever to take him/her out. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyhwkmama Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I would be seething. But I wouldn't have the guts to say anything. I have a 24 hr rule... it's got to be at least 24 hours since the kid puked or had a fever to take him/her out. I would be seething too. If my kids got sick, I would let her know. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ugh. Ugh! Ummmmmm... Good friends share everything? No. Really. I'd be ticked. Very, very ticked. I hope you and yours don't catch it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Besides being mad, I would have everyone take Airborne. And probiotics- since your immune system starts in the gut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited October 29, 2016 by Jean in Newcastle 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Oh I'll let her know if we get it. Things happen, but to bring her son in a home with 10 kids the same day he was puking? Really? Even if we only had 1 kid I'd still be upset. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I would've asked her if she'd lost her mind!!! Who does that?!? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 NOT COOL. Unless he just ate his weight in some stupid food and you knew for sure it was due to that, but even then, how could you be absolutely sure he wasn't sick? No, not cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 My kids have thrown up from coughing too hard or eating too quickly, but that's usually just a one time incident. I'd still be very cautious about taking them around other kids until I was sure that it really was just a fluke. You don't mess around with possible stomach bugs and kids. That's just mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Who needs enemies if you've got a friend like that? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) This is right up there with people who give you a big hug and then tell you that they have a terrible cold, sore throat thats lasted for weeks, or whatever. Germ theory, people! This isn't the Dark Ages, keep your plague to yourself. Edited October 29, 2016 by RioSamba 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 "Wow, I wish I'd know that before you came over. We could have rescheduled. We have some important things coming up, and I can't risk my kids coming down with avoidable illnesses." That was just really, really thoughtless of your friend. I'd make it a point to ask her flat-out the next few times you make plans if anyone has been sick in the past 24 hours before getting together. Just to drive the point home. I don't understand people sometimes. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ugh. That is not someone I'd be inviting over my house again. I simply can't deal with inconsiderate people who have no problem putting my health and my kid's health in jeopardy just to hang out. There are times I'm willing to risk exposure, for example Christmas day at my parents' house or when my sister is visiting from 900 miles away. If someone comes down with something on a day like that all my siblings are fine with the sick person coming and just taking precautions. But we have no elderly or immune compromised people in my extended family. But for a silly playdate, no way in hell 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I'd be extremely hesitant to invite her over again. I had a neighbor send their daughter who had just been diagnosed with strep. I was pregnant at the time. Neighbor knew that. Seriously? If my kid had the sniffles (seasonal allergies), I'd contacted anyone before getting together to make sure it was okay with them. I would explain that I thought it was just allergies, but it could be something else and that I was fine with it if they didn't feel comfortable. Some were okay with it, some not. That is fine. But I would have appreciated the same consideration in return. Because you never know who another might have contact with that what most people think of as a trivial illness could cause serious problems for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 What the heck? That'd be the end of that "friendship" to me. That's so incredibly irresponsible and rude and awful in every way! Sorry that happened!! Get out the Lysol, clean like crazy, load up on gatorade and GI meds and do some cooking ahead of time . . . Wow, just wow. What an awful thing to do to a "friend"! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 A friend just left my house after she was here with her kids for 3 hours and on the way out she mentioned that her 8 year old had been vomiting all morning but looks great now. Um?mmmmm????? Why do people think this is ok? I'd be really annoyed. In our small group we had when the kids were young, it was expected that you would mention recent illness before showing up, not after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ugh. I mean, occasionally you have a kid who, say, gets car sick so you know it's nothing. We know a kid who gets migraines that cause him to vomit so we don't have to worry about contact if he was just vomiting - it's not contagious. But in general, fever or vomit = no contact. It's a no brainer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I would stop referring to her as a friend; she obviously cares nothing about you or your family. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Some people just don't think. A friend of mine used to bring her feverish dc to my house and to group events after giving them Tylenol to feel better. Inevitably, my dc would get sick from the contact and would pass it on to our whole family. I finally learned to ask if any of friend's dc were sick before planning things together. Then, one time I had to go out of town for an appointment and needed someplace for my dc to spend the day; when I'd exhausted my other options, I asked her, and she told me her kids were all healthy. It was only after I came to pick them up later that I realized SHE was sick. She told me not to worry, she hadn't gotten close to my kids. Never mind that she had prepared their sandwiches and cut up their fruit for lunch.... They got sick, of course. Lovely woman, really sweet, but totally clueless about germs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ugh. I have a friend who has done this to me a couple of times. In fact, she told me once her dd had food poisoning. My dds were puking the next couple of days due to her dd's "food poisoning". Hope you and your kids fare better -- I second the Airborne and probiotics recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I could get past her kid having a cold, but vomiting all morning? What the.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yeah, that stinks. And I say this as a non germ avoider. Your kid has day-glow green snot? Come on over. Puking? No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I could get past her kid having a cold, but vomiting all morning? What the.. Exactly. A cold is one thing and as long is it is something like a cough and runny nose if it isn't day one I have no problem taking that risk. But a fever or vomiting, you better stay away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 No way. Ugh!!! I hope and pray somehow you guys don't get sick :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I have family like that. "Hey we are having a family get together. Little Joe is running a fever and puking but it is ok. Can you bring ____?" Uh no thanks we will stay home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I'd be really irritated by that. At some point I'd ask her not to bring over a kid who had any illness symptoms in the last 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I would've asked her if she'd lost her mind!!! Who does that?!? You said this way more tastefully than I would have! :) I hate stomach bugs....this would throw me into a full on bleach everything they touched and pray mode for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeepa Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Double yikes! I'd be pretty upset! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Wow some people are unbelievable! Hoping by some kind of miracle no one in your house gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Um, no. One time when my MIL came over, we had a puker by the time she arrived (it's a 3.5 hour drive). We met her at the door and warned her. (She opted to stay--we got sick at varying times, so she took care of us while we puked, and then we took care of her, lol!) If I tell Grandma to go home after a 3.5 hour drive, I sure am going to stay away from friends with a puker. Sheesh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I just met a woman who doesn't believe in germs. Ugh....I bet her family is the local Typhoid Mary of their community. So sorry that happened OP. Hope you don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) I just met a woman who doesn't believe in germs. Ugh....I bet her family is the local Typhoid Mary of their community. So sorry that happened OP. Hope you don't get it. What?! Where does she live? Or should I ask "when?"?! The Dark Ages?! Edited November 1, 2016 by Spryte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I have a typhoid mary too. She dropped in one day to visit, and at the end she mentioned she was just waiting for her prescription to be filled, and insisted her pneumonia was not contagious. Of course the youngest child caught it and had a rough week and my pocket was lightened with the expense of the ped visit plus xrays and meds...she didnt understand that, as she thought it wasnt a big deal bc everyone's insurance gave rates as low as medicare does for her, plus everyone gets pnuemonia, right? And the 'stomach flu', pinkeye, and an allergic cough that lasts for 30 weeks, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 That was very wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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