VENT ALERT

[Diane]

I also have an issue with stuff like that. Whats worse is when people who are your friends and are invited to your house for a party etc. show up even when they are sick because they dont want to miss out on a good time. Its happened to me before and from now on i put it right in the invitation that due to my lung problems if they are sick, have a cold or even think they are getting one please do not attend.
I do housekeeping for a Doctor and have been with her for 18 years now, and when she or someone in the house has a cold she calls me and tells me not to come in. I Love that, BUT like miesl, if i dont work, i dont get paid ( she pays me cash). But i'd rather not get sick, so i happily deal with it.

 

[Diane]

I also have an issue with stuff like that. Whats worse is when people who are your friends and are invited to your house for a party etc. show up even when they are sick because they dont want to miss out on a good time. Its happened to me before and from now on i put it right in the invitation that due to my lung problems if they are sick, have a cold or even think they are getting one please do not attend.
I do housekeeping for a Doctor and have been with her for 18 years now, and when she or someone in the house has a cold she calls me and tells me not to come in. I Love that, BUT like miesl, if i dont work, i dont get paid ( she pays me cash). But i'd rather not get sick, so i happily deal with it.

 

[Diane]

I also have an issue with stuff like that. Whats worse is when people who are your friends and are invited to your house for a party etc. show up even when they are sick because they dont want to miss out on a good time. Its happened to me before and from now on i put it right in the invitation that due to my lung problems if they are sick, have a cold or even think they are getting one please do not attend.
I do housekeeping for a Doctor and have been with her for 18 years now, and when she or someone in the house has a cold she calls me and tells me not to come in. I Love that, BUT like miesl, if i dont work, i dont get paid ( she pays me cash). But i'd rather not get sick, so i happily deal with it.

 

[Diane]

I also have an issue with stuff like that. Whats worse is when people who are your friends and are invited to your house for a party etc. show up even when they are sick because they dont want to miss out on a good time. Its happened to me before and from now on i put it right in the invitation that due to my lung problems if they are sick, have a cold or even think they are getting one please do not attend.
I do housekeeping for a Doctor and have been with her for 18 years now, and when she or someone in the house has a cold she calls me and tells me not to come in. I Love that, BUT like miesl, if i dont work, i dont get paid ( she pays me cash). But i'd rather not get sick, so i happily deal with it.

 

[Diane]

I also have an issue with stuff like that. Whats worse is when people who are your friends and are invited to your house for a party etc. show up even when they are sick because they dont want to miss out on a good time. Its happened to me before and from now on i put it right in the invitation that due to my lung problems if they are sick, have a cold or even think they are getting one please do not attend.
I do housekeeping for a Doctor and have been with her for 18 years now, and when she or someone in the house has a cold she calls me and tells me not to come in. I Love that, BUT like miesl, if i dont work, i dont get paid ( she pays me cash). But i'd rather not get sick, so i happily deal with it.

 

[Ratatosk]

With me, it's relatives. My MIL doesn't want to risk us not showing up if we know someone is sick, so she'll greet us at the door with so and so has a little cold, but says she'll stay away. The little cold has been a niece, great-aunt and cousin with pneumonia, an aunt with influenza and the worst was a baby shower for DH's youngest cousin -- another cousin's kid had a fever, bronchitis and went from keeping her distance to holding and kissing (coughing on) the newborn.

Most of the time DS is way to busy to spend any time with "grown-ups", but he still has a nasty habit of asking people for drinks out of their glasses, to which they gladly comply despite me saying, no, that's okay I'll get him some juice.

Coworkers -- when the big boss gets a cold "he likes to share" or so he says. If he sneezes, we run the other way 'cuz he doesn't cover his face. And we don't ever, ever touch any food in the break room once he's been in there. He's been known to sneeze all over us, the food, his hand and then dig in the chex party mix. Cured me of eating anything that isn't wrapped.

 

[Ratatosk]

With me, it's relatives. My MIL doesn't want to risk us not showing up if we know someone is sick, so she'll greet us at the door with so and so has a little cold, but says she'll stay away. The little cold has been a niece, great-aunt and cousin with pneumonia, an aunt with influenza and the worst was a baby shower for DH's youngest cousin -- another cousin's kid had a fever, bronchitis and went from keeping her distance to holding and kissing (coughing on) the newborn.

Most of the time DS is way to busy to spend any time with "grown-ups", but he still has a nasty habit of asking people for drinks out of their glasses, to which they gladly comply despite me saying, no, that's okay I'll get him some juice.

Coworkers -- when the big boss gets a cold "he likes to share" or so he says. If he sneezes, we run the other way 'cuz he doesn't cover his face. And we don't ever, ever touch any food in the break room once he's been in there. He's been known to sneeze all over us, the food, his hand and then dig in the chex party mix. Cured me of eating anything that isn't wrapped.

 

[Ratatosk]

With me, it's relatives. My MIL doesn't want to risk us not showing up if we know someone is sick, so she'll greet us at the door with so and so has a little cold, but says she'll stay away. The little cold has been a niece, great-aunt and cousin with pneumonia, an aunt with influenza and the worst was a baby shower for DH's youngest cousin -- another cousin's kid had a fever, bronchitis and went from keeping her distance to holding and kissing (coughing on) the newborn.

Most of the time DS is way to busy to spend any time with "grown-ups", but he still has a nasty habit of asking people for drinks out of their glasses, to which they gladly comply despite me saying, no, that's okay I'll get him some juice.

Coworkers -- when the big boss gets a cold "he likes to share" or so he says. If he sneezes, we run the other way 'cuz he doesn't cover his face. And we don't ever, ever touch any food in the break room once he's been in there. He's been known to sneeze all over us, the food, his hand and then dig in the chex party mix. Cured me of eating anything that isn't wrapped.

 

[Ratatosk]

With me, it's relatives. My MIL doesn't want to risk us not showing up if we know someone is sick, so she'll greet us at the door with so and so has a little cold, but says she'll stay away. The little cold has been a niece, great-aunt and cousin with pneumonia, an aunt with influenza and the worst was a baby shower for DH's youngest cousin -- another cousin's kid had a fever, bronchitis and went from keeping her distance to holding and kissing (coughing on) the newborn.

Most of the time DS is way to busy to spend any time with "grown-ups", but he still has a nasty habit of asking people for drinks out of their glasses, to which they gladly comply despite me saying, no, that's okay I'll get him some juice.

Coworkers -- when the big boss gets a cold "he likes to share" or so he says. If he sneezes, we run the other way 'cuz he doesn't cover his face. And we don't ever, ever touch any food in the break room once he's been in there. He's been known to sneeze all over us, the food, his hand and then dig in the chex party mix. Cured me of eating anything that isn't wrapped.

 

[Ratatosk]

With me, it's relatives. My MIL doesn't want to risk us not showing up if we know someone is sick, so she'll greet us at the door with so and so has a little cold, but says she'll stay away. The little cold has been a niece, great-aunt and cousin with pneumonia, an aunt with influenza and the worst was a baby shower for DH's youngest cousin -- another cousin's kid had a fever, bronchitis and went from keeping her distance to holding and kissing (coughing on) the newborn.

Most of the time DS is way to busy to spend any time with "grown-ups", but he still has a nasty habit of asking people for drinks out of their glasses, to which they gladly comply despite me saying, no, that's okay I'll get him some juice.

Coworkers -- when the big boss gets a cold "he likes to share" or so he says. If he sneezes, we run the other way 'cuz he doesn't cover his face. And we don't ever, ever touch any food in the break room once he's been in there. He's been known to sneeze all over us, the food, his hand and then dig in the chex party mix. Cured me of eating anything that isn't wrapped.

 

[GriffinsMama]

I actually rallied my co-workers and we ganged up on my boss one time. I told him point blank it wasn't fair to bring his bugs to work. This was way before my son was born and diagnosed with cf. I told him that we all needed to get paid and didn't have the luxury of staying home and it was rude of him to be so neglectful!!! lol I was pretty ballsy back then! He also was a boss who ate all of the food in the fridge that wasn't his! He was just plain crazy! He didn't fire me and I knew he wouldn't, because I was the production manager for his jewelry company and I was pretty much handling everything that was bringing in the money for him. I eventually quit even though I loved the job because he was such a nut case.

We also have on our street the "Worlds Dumbest PhD". She teaches womens studies at the local art college and is supposedly intelligent. This woman has so many times shown up at my house with her sick self and child, uninvited, after being fully informed and eventually lectured about cf and my policy on obvious sick people, that I have actually yelled out my screen door "Don't even come up my driveway!" " The next time you come here looking for us we may not be here, we may be at the hospital!!! at her and she still doesn't seem to get it. It is just so frustrating!!!

Some people may just never get it and we avoid them like the plague!

 

[GriffinsMama]

I actually rallied my co-workers and we ganged up on my boss one time. I told him point blank it wasn't fair to bring his bugs to work. This was way before my son was born and diagnosed with cf. I told him that we all needed to get paid and didn't have the luxury of staying home and it was rude of him to be so neglectful!!! lol I was pretty ballsy back then! He also was a boss who ate all of the food in the fridge that wasn't his! He was just plain crazy! He didn't fire me and I knew he wouldn't, because I was the production manager for his jewelry company and I was pretty much handling everything that was bringing in the money for him. I eventually quit even though I loved the job because he was such a nut case.

We also have on our street the "Worlds Dumbest PhD". She teaches womens studies at the local art college and is supposedly intelligent. This woman has so many times shown up at my house with her sick self and child, uninvited, after being fully informed and eventually lectured about cf and my policy on obvious sick people, that I have actually yelled out my screen door "Don't even come up my driveway!" " The next time you come here looking for us we may not be here, we may be at the hospital!!! at her and she still doesn't seem to get it. It is just so frustrating!!!

Some people may just never get it and we avoid them like the plague!

 

[GriffinsMama]

I actually rallied my co-workers and we ganged up on my boss one time. I told him point blank it wasn't fair to bring his bugs to work. This was way before my son was born and diagnosed with cf. I told him that we all needed to get paid and didn't have the luxury of staying home and it was rude of him to be so neglectful!!! lol I was pretty ballsy back then! He also was a boss who ate all of the food in the fridge that wasn't his! He was just plain crazy! He didn't fire me and I knew he wouldn't, because I was the production manager for his jewelry company and I was pretty much handling everything that was bringing in the money for him. I eventually quit even though I loved the job because he was such a nut case.

We also have on our street the "Worlds Dumbest PhD". She teaches womens studies at the local art college and is supposedly intelligent. This woman has so many times shown up at my house with her sick self and child, uninvited, after being fully informed and eventually lectured about cf and my policy on obvious sick people, that I have actually yelled out my screen door "Don't even come up my driveway!" " The next time you come here looking for us we may not be here, we may be at the hospital!!! at her and she still doesn't seem to get it. It is just so frustrating!!!

Some people may just never get it and we avoid them like the plague!

 

[GriffinsMama]

I actually rallied my co-workers and we ganged up on my boss one time. I told him point blank it wasn't fair to bring his bugs to work. This was way before my son was born and diagnosed with cf. I told him that we all needed to get paid and didn't have the luxury of staying home and it was rude of him to be so neglectful!!! lol I was pretty ballsy back then! He also was a boss who ate all of the food in the fridge that wasn't his! He was just plain crazy! He didn't fire me and I knew he wouldn't, because I was the production manager for his jewelry company and I was pretty much handling everything that was bringing in the money for him. I eventually quit even though I loved the job because he was such a nut case.

We also have on our street the "Worlds Dumbest PhD". She teaches womens studies at the local art college and is supposedly intelligent. This woman has so many times shown up at my house with her sick self and child, uninvited, after being fully informed and eventually lectured about cf and my policy on obvious sick people, that I have actually yelled out my screen door "Don't even come up my driveway!" " The next time you come here looking for us we may not be here, we may be at the hospital!!! at her and she still doesn't seem to get it. It is just so frustrating!!!

Some people may just never get it and we avoid them like the plague!

 

[GriffinsMama]

I actually rallied my co-workers and we ganged up on my boss one time. I told him point blank it wasn't fair to bring his bugs to work. This was way before my son was born and diagnosed with cf. I told him that we all needed to get paid and didn't have the luxury of staying home and it was rude of him to be so neglectful!!! lol I was pretty ballsy back then! He also was a boss who ate all of the food in the fridge that wasn't his! He was just plain crazy! He didn't fire me and I knew he wouldn't, because I was the production manager for his jewelry company and I was pretty much handling everything that was bringing in the money for him. I eventually quit even though I loved the job because he was such a nut case.

We also have on our street the "Worlds Dumbest PhD". She teaches womens studies at the local art college and is supposedly intelligent. This woman has so many times shown up at my house with her sick self and child, uninvited, after being fully informed and eventually lectured about cf and my policy on obvious sick people, that I have actually yelled out my screen door "Don't even come up my driveway!" " The next time you come here looking for us we may not be here, we may be at the hospital!!! at her and she still doesn't seem to get it. It is just so frustrating!!!

Some people may just never get it and we avoid them like the plague!

 

[mamerth]

Oh, my goodness... My friends bring their kids to church, parties, and to our house with cold, ear infections or the flu. It about make me want to scream. Why don't they keep their kids home instead of sharing their bugs with us??

Now I am thinking I should have put a disclaimer on my son's birthday invitations that I just sent out. Oh, well too late now.

 

[mamerth]

Oh, my goodness... My friends bring their kids to church, parties, and to our house with cold, ear infections or the flu. It about make me want to scream. Why don't they keep their kids home instead of sharing their bugs with us??

Now I am thinking I should have put a disclaimer on my son's birthday invitations that I just sent out. Oh, well too late now.

 

[mamerth]

Oh, my goodness... My friends bring their kids to church, parties, and to our house with cold, ear infections or the flu. It about make me want to scream. Why don't they keep their kids home instead of sharing their bugs with us??

Now I am thinking I should have put a disclaimer on my son's birthday invitations that I just sent out. Oh, well too late now.

 

[mamerth]

Oh, my goodness... My friends bring their kids to church, parties, and to our house with cold, ear infections or the flu. It about make me want to scream. Why don't they keep their kids home instead of sharing their bugs with us??

Now I am thinking I should have put a disclaimer on my son's birthday invitations that I just sent out. Oh, well too late now.

 

[mamerth]

Oh, my goodness... My friends bring their kids to church, parties, and to our house with cold, ear infections or the flu. It about make me want to scream. Why don't they keep their kids home instead of sharing their bugs with us??

Now I am thinking I should have put a disclaimer on my son's birthday invitations that I just sent out. Oh, well too late now.