Moms Talk: No Time to Get Ill

You're busy. You're constantly shuttling between soccer practices, play rehearsals and doctor appointments - not to mention work and the daily household grind. And if you're my mom, you have it all in color-coded dry eraser markers.

Our busy schedules too often come down to carefully blocked out timetables, and anything that throws off that timetable is not welcome.

So, what do you do when illness gets in the way?

Which parent stays home? Do you hire a babysitter if neither of you can stay with a sick kid? Can you take days off of work? Drop them off with a family member?

What if -- even worse -- you get sick? Who runs the household then?

How do you deal with illness, other than by planning on never EVER getting sick?

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