I am so ready for Spring!!!!

[Emmsmom]

Thanks guys!

I am just curious... How many of you kept your kids home when they had chicken pox? I am sooo mad right now I could scream!

They had a competition to go to this weekend. Well 4 of the girls on the squad have the pox so they decided to cancel it. I think that it was the right thing to do myself. One of the 4 girls happens to be the daughter of the coach! They coach jokes it all off and says soak them in hot water and it will bring out all of the pox so they can scab over. Then we can cover them with makeup! I was shocked to say the least! This was all coming from a coach who also happens to be a NURSE! Her daughter broke out with the rash on Thursday.. THe same day that Emmie did. I say she should be at home because she is still contagious! There is no way that all of her bumps have scabbed over. She only broke out on Thursday. I know that they are the most contagious the days right before they break out but she can still spread it.

Well to my surprise I found out she was at the gym yesterday! I know that if I was a mom and found out she had chicken pox and was still contagious I would have been ticked! I also heard that because Emmie is homeschooled and not exposed to kids at school that this is the reason she has so many of them! Yeah right ok. She is at the gym6 to 8 hours a week with at least 20 girls on a regular basis. Not to mention all of the other kids that are there for other classes! I just don't understand it...

Am I just way to protective? I was told by my doctor that this has the potential to be a dangerous illness. It can lead to pneumonia! Emmie has been down that road before. She was in the intensive care unit for week!

I guess I Just wish that they were more concerned for the kids (as well as the other adults) at the gym instead of worrying so much about the competition!