tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post5146015351092303358..comments2024-03-27T23:01:40.475+01:00Comments on Our Feet Are The Same: Ausflug jittersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-13862651742214910362009-05-10T17:08:00.000+02:002009-05-10T17:08:00.000+02:00I'd say I definitely would've sent her. I've made ...I'd say I definitely would've sent her. I've made tha call more than once, and I usually get burned. I think last time I sent my 5 year old to school and she ended up cleaning her own puke up from the bus floor with tissues. Murphy's law, I say.<br />Also, I was a total basket case sending my oldest to camp when he was around 7. God that was horrible! Until we picked him up and he said he had fun.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-42387384725035400942009-05-08T16:33:00.000+02:002009-05-08T16:33:00.000+02:00We get lots of letters, plus we actually have to s...We get lots of letters, plus we actually have to sign a letter promising NOT to send our kids to pre-school if they are sick... Tough rules over here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-51924208432493640782009-05-08T15:21:00.000+02:002009-05-08T15:21:00.000+02:00So the Germans are actually a tad more relaxed tha...So the Germans are actually a tad more relaxed than somebody. ;-) I've seen some pretty sick looking kids at Kindergarten here.honeypiehorsehttp://honeypiehorse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-11920117395852771212009-05-08T08:15:00.000+02:002009-05-08T08:15:00.000+02:00Oh my - the Institute for Infectious Diseases is B...Oh my - the Institute for Infectious Diseases is BIG over here and NO kid is allowed to go anywhere near the others at kindergarten, and definitely not on an outing, until 48 hrs after the kids last puked. <br /><br />Even if they only puke once and seem OK, they can still pass on that bug to countless others... I've been brainwashed here in Sweden, so the answer is: Sorry, kid has to stay at home... (Otherwise the school and other parents would be descending on me like a pack of ticks!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-31825947672949967002009-05-07T07:19:00.000+02:002009-05-07T07:19:00.000+02:00sometimes there really is something called the 24 ...sometimes there really is something called the 24 hour flu. Honestly, I'd have done the samebernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-49962668588789435762009-05-06T21:38:00.000+02:002009-05-06T21:38:00.000+02:00I've been considering this all day...
I'm not 10...I've been considering this all day... <br /><br />I'm not 100% certain of myself here, but I think I would've kept her home for the day, and if she was fine, I'd drive her to the farm myself at some point.PattyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847544014467050537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-37176307105543637862009-05-06T19:53:00.000+02:002009-05-06T19:53:00.000+02:00Tough call. Nothing makes me angrier than finding...Tough call. Nothing makes me angrier than finding out that a sick kid was sent to school or attended a party. But that's because one sick kid in our family very quickly multiplies to 3--that's one of the downsides of triplets. BUT--with no fever, aches, or other complaints, it could have been something she ate or even nerves! I probably would have sent her in the end too.<br /><br />Clueless on the etiquette thing... sorry!bebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952166106557614758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-47073392794407365312009-05-06T19:44:00.000+02:002009-05-06T19:44:00.000+02:00On the Sie and Du thing, won't they cut you some s...On the Sie and Du thing, won't they cut you some slack since you're American? Those folks sound tough!<br /><br />Re the trip you totally did the right thing. Relax.Lawyer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487040434589941351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-20938264927318924802009-05-06T18:09:00.000+02:002009-05-06T18:09:00.000+02:00Well I definitely make it more of a problem than i...Well I definitely make it more of a problem than it needs to be. But it can get ambiguous with someone your own age that you see a lot and are friendly with, esp. if you can't remember whether you used 'Du' in the past or not. If so, switching to 'Sie' is a bit rude. If not, using 'Du' without being invited is rude. And yes, there are a few cases of Schweingrippe (swine flu) here but it's not setting the Thames on fire.honeypiehorsehttp://honeypiehorse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-3639451277152249742009-05-06T17:40:00.000+02:002009-05-06T17:40:00.000+02:00Is the swine flu over there yet?
And that's so w...Is the swine flu over there yet? <br /><br />And that's so weird about the usage, or lack of usage, about you. Very weird indeed.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-44115359566983332602009-05-06T15:31:00.000+02:002009-05-06T15:31:00.000+02:00I'm not a mom and can't give advice, but I do know...I'm not a mom and can't give advice, but I do know that memories of a field trip last a lot longer than a little case of the pukes. I say good call!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138325682782633413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-47057162285951245632009-05-06T13:29:00.000+02:002009-05-06T13:29:00.000+02:00Well, I am sure that if it is something they will ...Well, I am sure that if it is something they will call you to fetch her and these bugs can come outta nowhere! As for the Sie and du - I would wing it. When I am in Germany everybody is Sie unless they correct me with "du" or refer to me as du then I take it from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-23807712364715125062009-05-06T13:11:00.000+02:002009-05-06T13:11:00.000+02:00If there's no fever or stomach pain, then it's pro...If there's no fever or stomach pain, then it's probably nothing since she only threw up twice. I would have done the same.<br /><br />Don't worry HPH!! She'll have a great time.The Dental Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138994376843845343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-25308028513013236162009-05-06T11:04:00.000+02:002009-05-06T11:04:00.000+02:00Well, my older child is a barfin' phenom, so I wou...Well, my older child is a barfin' phenom, so I would definitely have sent her. The younger has never thrown up (ok, 1x in her life) so I would actually think a bit. Though with no fever or other symptoms, I might still send her.<br />But I would have checked that return ride because I actually make poor THing1 use a carseat and it would matter to me. I also think others should have the same slack to FU as I and I believe in always confirming because I have screwed things up in my life (showed up for a wedding a day late... who knew people get married on the Sabbath?). As for Sie and Du, I have been yelled at in Kita for using Sie (was told that it's form to use Du and I should have known that how?), so I just thrust forward with whatever I want. It's not a grammatical error, it's an etiquette error and on that my German husband still has problems with, so I just don't care. the brashness of the Auslander:).<br />The Ausflug sounds so cool!G in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com