None of these dreaded diseases can stand up to the horror that is the Day Care Cold. I swear, I am flabbergasted at the utter strength, staying power and ferociousness of the viral and bacterial infections toddlers pick up in day care. Mind you, I have a really strong immune system. I (used to) rarely get sick as my immune system is (was) able to fend off almost any kind of standard attack. But this...this is something evil. Around a month ago my son brought home a stomach virus that took out the entire family. I sat back and stood strong as my wife, mother-in-law and father-in-law all got sick. And then two days after everyone else was OK it hit me. Boom! I couldn't even get out of bed except for the requisite trip to the bathroom every 20-30 minutes for 12 hours. While carrying the backup bucket for the dreaded top and bottom expulsion that threatened to rear its head during each trip mind you.
One month later my son gets a cold that leads to tonsillitis, an ear infection and an overall nasty cold the last week of 2007/first week of 2008. This cold spreads through us all and then goes away. And now, oh damn you to hell Xenu, now my son gets and spreads the cold to end all colds. Thankfully it appears to be limited to a cold and only a cold (no ear infection thank goodness) but this cold is the worst I have in years. My son is thankfully getting better but I just can't shake the bastard. My head has been foggy for days, my throat hurts, my nose won't stop running. This cold eats Nyquil like its fertilizer. I swear, there needs to be a government investigation into these Day Care Colds. Although I'm starting to believe that would be pointless as these colds may be government experiments run amok and they would just plead ignorance. Or they are the result of demons. I have no other explanation. I feel horrible...kill me now....
One month later my son gets a cold that leads to tonsillitis, an ear infection and an overall nasty cold the last week of 2007/first week of 2008. This cold spreads through us all and then goes away. And now, oh damn you to hell Xenu, now my son gets and spreads the cold to end all colds. Thankfully it appears to be limited to a cold and only a cold (no ear infection thank goodness) but this cold is the worst I have in years. My son is thankfully getting better but I just can't shake the bastard. My head has been foggy for days, my throat hurts, my nose won't stop running. This cold eats Nyquil like its fertilizer. I swear, there needs to be a government investigation into these Day Care Colds. Although I'm starting to believe that would be pointless as these colds may be government experiments run amok and they would just plead ignorance. Or they are the result of demons. I have no other explanation. I feel horrible...kill me now....
