1. Being a sick kid: calling out of school.
Taking care of a sick kid: emailing out of work.
2. Being a sick kid: eating dry crackers to settle your stomach.
Like a beige all-you-can-eat buffet.
Taking care of a sick kid: wondering if the "eat dry crackers" trick actually works.
3. Being a sick kid: constantly changing temperatures.
Taking care of a sick kid: constantly cleaning up.
4. Being a sick kid: extreme napping.
Taking care of a sick kid: extreme panicking.
5. Being a sick kid: discovering a new world of daytime TV.
Taking care of a sick kid: discovering a new world of grossness.
6. Being a sick kid: pajamas all day.
Taking care of a sick kid: internet all day.
Cue parental anxiety.