My friend and her daughter were supposed to come over today for a play date. She texted me this morning and told me her daughter has a cold, so I cancelled. I feel terrible for canceling but last time they came over her daughter had a cold and my son got sick for a week after. All of my mommy friends have kids in daycare and I feel like their kids are constantly sick. I don't know what to do because my son always gets sick a day or two after our visits. I don't mind him getting sick occasionally but it's getting ridiculous. Am I being overbearing? What would you do?
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Re: Was I rude?
Naw, I don't think you are being rude. I wouldn't have minded - DS is in daycare and gets colds quite often, so I wouldn't have avoided a friend if their kid had a cold. But I completely understand if the other parent doesn't want their child to get it and leave it up to them if they want to keep the play date.
But on the otherhand....it is just a cold and they aren't newborns....so colds don't seem like that big of a deal. I look at it as building their immune system before they go to school! Right?
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The only time I didn't was when B had a stomach episode that I was 99% sure was a food intolerance the day before a play date. It had been almost 24 hrs and I gave my friend a warning but she ok'd it. Well B threw up her lunch while we were there, luckily on a blanket and not on her rug. She didn't do it again the rest of the day and no one else was sick afterward so it was just some baby bulimia but I still felt horrible. Better safe than sorry!
I normally tell her it's no big deal, but last time my son got sick for a week after and I don't want to deal with that, especially with the holidays.