Monthly Archives: September 2017

I had a sick day on Friday, which I was pretty fed up about. However, it got me thinking about what people do when they’re ill.   When I was a kid and had a sick day, I’d lie on the sofa, eat toast and jam and watch Star Wars (come to think of it, that’s exactly what I did on Friday).   If I was really ill my mum would buy me Football Monthly, a grown up football magazine which I wasn’t normally allowed.  This all meant that sick days were almost fun, although you used to still feel miserable because of the whole being-ill thing. However, I can remember hearing about a parent at a different school who said that if you were ill, you weren’t allowed to watch any television or play any games – her children had to stay in bed the whole time.  If you were well enough to watch TV, you were well enough to go to school.  I wonder what other sick day rules and traditions people have…

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