My child is becoming one of the students I talk about, and not in a fond way. He is becoming a frequent flyer, and it is only the first week of school. God is paying me back for all the things I have said about frequent flyers, I just know it. Let me explain. My definition of a frequent flyer is one who is constantly in the nurses office because of one or all of the following reasons - 1. they are a hypochondriac, 2. they are trying to get out of class or 3. they just want attention. Very seldom is the frequent flyer actually sick. As a school nurse, I have seen way more than my share of these. Last year one of my frequent flyers visited the clinic more than 100 times during the school year - yes that is right, 100 times. CRAZY!!!! Well, I have preached from the get go to Camden to not be a frequent flyer, because no one likes a frequent flyer. Well, apparently my preaching is falling on deaf ears. I believe he has gone to see Nurse Bambi almost everyday. His complaint is an upset stomach or nausea. Nurse Bambi actually called me on Friday because Camden threw up. She said he was just sitting there crying with his hand over his mouth. She tried to get him to talk to me on the phone, but he would not even come to the phone. So I called in the troops (Dad, since he works next door) and he went over to check on Camden. After some stern talking to and a little lovin' Camden returned to class.
Well, we have decided that the beginning of school jitters is getting the best of him. Either that or the change from Zyrtec to Allegra and Flonase is upsetting his tummy. So, we stopped the Allegra and Flonase and went back to Zyrtec and have had quite a few pep talks in the evening. Here's to hoping that Camden's frequent flyer days are over . . . .
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