Oh the joys of teaching (nbr)

jrcr07

By 8:45 this morning I had a second grader standing next to me saying, "I don't feel very....."  at that moment she proceeded to puke all over the floor....splattering my flip flopped feet.   It took every ounce of my being to stand there with her and not add my own puke to the mess.  My whole day has been thrown off ever since!   Hoping for a better Thursday! 

rosesforme

oh yuck, I've had that too. Once during a field trip over an hour away I had a little girl in my Grade 3 class puking non-stop. We had to call her mom to come pick her up but she was miserable until then.

 

 

krispy83

Yuck!  I had a kid throw up on me when I was teaching kindergarten.  Awesome.  At least in middle school, most of the time they know it's coming!  I'm impressed that you were able to hold yourself back from adding your own.  I had a hard time when that happened to me, and I wasn't pregnant.  I can't even imagine what would happen now.

jrcr07

Leah&Jack:

Gross.

You're allowed to wear flip flops? 

 

Yep....well at leat no one's every told us we can't?!   I had a sundress on today with flip flops.   We have a pretty "easy" dress code (or so I've heard from other districts)  Jeans and a school shirt every Friday, which used to be my favorite part....not when jeans don't button, not as much fun! :-)

LizzyBlueEyes

Oh man, that is crazy! I teach middle school and all they do is cough and sneeze, gross, but not throw-up gross. Hope tomorrow is much better!

aquababy320

Gross!!! I would have thrown up too...before getting pregnant I would have been super grossed out, but now I can't imagine it not making me sick too. That's just terrible . One time when I was subbing in a 3rd grade class a few years ago, a girl threw up in the classroom. I just stayed on the opposite side of the room, opened the windows, and called the nurse. 

jessicamarierm

That would be so horrible! I nearly lost it one night when I went out to eat with some of my extended family and my sister and father wouldn't stop talking about vomit and other gross things. I couldn't imagine being able to contain myself if someone actually threw up in the same room, let alone on me!

jessicamarierm

LizzyBlueEyes:

Oh man, that is crazy! I teach middle school and all they do is cough and sneeze, gross, but not throw-up gross. Hope tomorrow is much better!

I teach high school English language learners. Many of my students are pretty new to the country. When they get sick, they won't stay home. They either don't have anyone at home and are too afraid to stay home alone, or their culture/family values education so highly that they won't let them stay at home unless they are deathly ill. I do my best to convince them to go home or to the office, but most of the time, they just want to stick around because their friends are in class or because they feel like my room is a second home (I see them for multiple periods a day). I disliked it in the past, but now that I'm pregnant, I worry about it more.

chrisandchris06

oh my goodness!  yuck!

nrjones728

I got thrown up on within the first month of my teaching career.  I was writing the note to the nurse and the little girl puked all over me, even in my hair.  We were in the computer lab, so thankfully the computer aide could watch the kids while I ran to the bathroom to wash off.  Thank goodness it was a short day, so I only had to deal with it for an hour before I went home to shower.  I remember all of the teachers saying you have now been initiated.  From that day on when kids say they don't feel good I ask them to wait by the trash can so I can write them the note.

Dewey12

I threw up on a teacher when I was in 4th grade. =(

lisalou6207

I think the "best" puke day ever was two years ago for me.. I teach 8th grade. 

 1st period - Kid #1 puked in the trashcan in the back of the room

2nd period - Kid #2 puked in the trashcan by the door (as he was leaving)

3rd period - Kid #3 puked in the recycle bin.. cause that's all that was left

 5th period (4th's my prep thank goodness) - Kid #4 runs to the bathroom and pukes right outside the bathroom door..

 Guess Who Got the Stomach Flu the Next Day?!?!!!  

nross87

oh gross...I'm definitely not able to deal with vomit very well, lol! I had something similar happen last year with my second graders. The little boy complained of tummy aches...I told him to wait it out (because they figured out if they complained they could get out of class and go to the nurse) and if it got worse or he felt like he had to throw up, I'd send him down. So he comes up 15 minutes later, says I'm fine, and joins us in circle time. Five minutes later, mid sentence, he projectile vomits all over himself and two of my other girls. I just kind of looked at him for a minute...

 oh the joys of teaching :-)

FinallyMrsBMW

I had a kindergartener do this last week.  We were waiting outside in line to go inside for recess.  He wasn't getting in line and had this strange look on his face.  I was about to tell him to get in line when he looks at me and vomits all over.  Thank goodness it was outside!!  I felt so terrible for him though because I know he needed comforted but I was going to throw up my lunch if I got close to him.  Yuck!  I hope that's the only one that does it this pregnancy.  Fortunately I work at a school where most parents keep their child home if they are sick.