One of my BIGGEST petpeeves!

There is nothing that drives me more crazy than moms who take there sick kids out in public when they should be AT HOME! Ew, and equally important, when you get invited to a "play date" and a parent forgets to mention they have sick kids, but that "they're fine now" even though they were throwing up the night before. Hmmm...I clearly don't understand it. First of all, the poor kid probably wants to be at home in their comfy cozies on the couch or in bed, so why drag them out? Second of all, it exposes my children to the "crap" that they're carrying into target, mobius, story time, school...the list goes on. I'm tired of it! I can't count how many times I've run in to moms that tell me that "ya, little Lucy was throwing up all night, and had diarrhea this morning, but we just had to get out of the house." Or when I'm out with my kids and there's a sick kiddo who's hacking up a lung, with a loose, phlegmy cough, bright red cheeks, and a nose that's running green snot. I know what it's like to feel cooped up and want to escape after being at home with sick kids. But guess what, that's part of the job that comes with being a parent. I think it's stems from selfishness, and have I mentioned I just don't get it? I quarantine my entire family if any of the above are going on, because I'd feel terrible to expose anyone to our germee's. And believe me, my kids and I have missed some very important events, but there's no way I'm bringing our crud to a child's birthday party. I just wish other parents had the same respect. I think I'm just bitter because my daughter has caught something from a person who clearly knew they had a sick child and didn't bother to keep them at home. This isn't the first time I've had this happen. Sadly, I've talked with two other moms today who have sick kids for the same reason. So frustrating!