A student's confession

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

I just had a little K guy in here. Cute as a freaking button, only met him once this year. He tells me his belly hurts. Okay, no temp, ate breakfast, pooped last night. I gave him some water and let him rest. After a bit I said "Okay little man, ready to head back to class?" He gives me this pathetically sad, guilty look and says "Well. I have to tell you. I had a plan."

I said "Okay, what kind of plan?" and he responds. "My plan was to tell you I have a belly ache so you would call my mom and she would come here and I could see her. Because I really miss her!" and he bursts into tears.

I didn't know whether to cry because he was so cute and sad or laugh because he revealed his whole diabolical plan to me. It was priceless.

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Squeeeeeeeeee!!!

Did you call his mom?

Damn, I would leave work for that and pick my kid up and the hell with the rules.

Aw. :inlove:

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I would have cried with him. I had a little second grader that tried that this morning, we called mom and as soon as the kid found out that a friend was coming home after school...poof no more belly ache!

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

That was adorable. My school would let the parent come and sit in class.We have younger siblings in classes all the time. Love this place.

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Miss my boys being young and missing me! :cry:

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

We wrote mom an e-mail. The kids love that.

I feel bad for him. He gets dropped off at the before care program at like 6:30 AM and doesn't get picked up from the after care program until 5:30 or so. He's a real cutie.

I felt my ovaries tingling when I saw how much he loved his mama. It also made me wanna cry because mine is all the way in Georgia! That's right. This tomato crab has a peach for a mom.

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Squeeeeeeeeee!!!

Did you call his mom?

Damn, I would leave work for that and pick my kid up and the hell with the rules.

Aw. :inlove:

This gets a triple "Like" from me.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

that's so stinking cute!! Gotta love a man with a plan

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Awww adorable!

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

I'm with ABC123...I would've cried with him. I'm such a sucker, especially for the little ones.

I'll cry with middle schoolers, too. I cried twice with the same 7th grade girl last year. First when her parents were divorcing and second when her dog died!

I always use the Steel Magnolias quote, "No one cries alone in my presence."

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Awwwww!! "I had a plan..."

I have never worked with younger set. That scenario has a whole different meaning when a high school senior does that.

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.
I'm with ABC123...I would've cried with him. I'm such a sucker, especially for the little ones.

I'll cry with middle schoolers, too. I cried twice with the same 7th grade girl last year. First when her parents were divorcing and second when her dog died!

I always use the Steel Magnolias quote, "No one cries alone in my presence."

I am a huge crier, too! I cried yesterday when one of my little autistic girls told me her beautiful dog "is going to die and I won't see her!" I damn near lost it. Kids and dogs, they get me every time.

Once, I saw a billboard and it made me cry so much I had to pull over and compose myself.

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