I Can Predict the Future

2 February 2010 28 Comments

Tomorrow my son will wake up and tell me he isn’t feeling well. He will tell me that he doesn’t think he should go to school.

The one thing I can’t seem to decide on, is what his ailment will be.

Will it be:

His ankle? Because tonight as we walked out of basketball practice he suddenly started limping and yelling “ouch”. Funny though that he ran around just fine during practice. And even funnier that he has randomly been limping for the past few hours since.
His stomach? Again, he was fine during practice. When we got home he kept running (occasionally limping) to the bathroom.

I checked his school planner and I don’t see that any paper is due. There are no tests scheduled either.

Perplexing.

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February 2 2010 at 8:32 PM Stefanie
@ooph on twitter.
said:

Isn’t that the darndest thing? The “ailments” in my house every morning could fill a medical journal.
.-= Stefanie´s last blog ..it\\\\\\\’s your story =-.

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February 2 2010 at 9:37 PM Mom of Three
@trinmom on twitter.
said:

Interesting…. Can’t wait to see what it turns out to be!

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Nancy
@ifevolution on twitter.

Replied on : February 11th, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Turned out to be a delayed opening for school that day. And the stomach ache/ailing ankle issue vanished. GO figure!

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February 2 2010 at 9:39 PM Lauren
@lalabh on twitter.
said:

hmmmm, you’ll have to keep us posted as to which it ended up being!
Thanks for the Jersey welcome!
.-= Lauren´s last blog ..Through the eyes of a child =-.

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February 2 2010 at 9:50 PM NathanRising said:

My curiosity is definitely piqued!!

-Jen
.-= NathanRising´s last blog ..More Snow Fun =-.

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February 2 2010 at 9:53 PM arizona mamma said:

That is a mystery. Maybe it has something to do with a bully, or a cute girl??

P.S. Did you ever have blogger or always WP? Do you have a free WP site, or do you self host? Do you love WP?
.-= arizona mamma´s last blog ..Stickin’ It to Ya…With Supah Style =-.

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Nancy
@ifevolution on twitter.

Replied on : February 11th, 2010 at 8:44 PM

I set up a blogger account but never used it, so I guess I have really always been a wordpress girl. I selt host wordpress and yes, I love it. It’s very flexible and has a ton of options to offer. Remember though I have no real history with blogger, so I might not be the best person to ask in comparing the two…..

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February 3 2010 at 12:16 AM Lauren
@thinkspin on twitter.
said:

Ha! My son used to do the same thing. Not as creative though. The ankle ailment was a good one. My son was more of a stomachache man. I’m betting on the ankle in the a.m.
.-= Lauren´s last blog ..Exploding toilet sends shockwaves across railways. =-.

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February 3 2010 at 1:01 AM Helene said:

Must be something in the air…last night, my daughter told me, “Mommy, I think I’m gonna have a stomach ache tomorrow so I won’t be able to go to school”. That’s pretty creative for a 5-year old…I mean, what could be so horrible about kindergarten that she’d fake a tummy ache??
.-= Helene´s last blog ..Believe it or not, there were some positive moments this week… =-.

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February 3 2010 at 1:19 AM amy
@AmyatGITR on twitter.
said:

Oh the things that are ahead of me! I’ll be interested to know how the day turns out.
.-= amy´s last blog ..Cuteness Before Sickness =-.

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February 3 2010 at 11:51 AM tiffany said:

ailments–my daughter is quite old enough yet to claim these in an effort to avoid school. when the day comes, i’m sure it will be oh so wonderful for me…
.-= tiffany´s last blog ..Bacon, church, and the misuse =-.

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February 3 2010 at 1:36 PM Dalia (Generation X Mom)
@genxmomblogger on twitter.
said:

Been there! Remember the old Shel Silverstein poem, Peggy Ann McKay (not sure if I spelled this correctly). I often recite this poem to my kids!
.-= Dalia (Generation X Mom)´s last blog ..Kids and cell phones =-.

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February 3 2010 at 2:17 PM Nancy Campbell said:

Well, were you right, NostraNancy?
.-= Nancy Campbell´s last blog ..I can’t imagine why anybody finds blogging nerdy… =-.

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February 3 2010 at 4:00 PM existentialwaitress said:

My son does this sort of thing too. But he just says, “I don’t think I’ll be able to got to school tomorrow” without even citing a reason. He’s 6, so he’s still refining his approach.
.-= existentialwaitress´s last blog ..Yeah, that’s right. I’m doing a "Not Me" Monday post and it’s Tuesday. Ya wanna make somethin’ of it? =-.

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February 3 2010 at 5:14 PM Jane said:

My guess is that it’s something social. But I’ll stay tuned!
.-= Jane´s last blog ..It’s All For The Children =-.

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February 3 2010 at 5:15 PM Suzicate said:

It was always a given that my youngest son was “sick” when it was progress report or report card day! He never understood how why we wouldn’t believe him!!!!

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February 3 2010 at 7:34 PM sara@ domestically challenged said:

you wouldn’t believe what my students try and come up with! I just laugh at them. nice, aren’t i?
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February 3 2010 at 9:35 PM Momisodes said:

Ah yes. We are familiar with the sudden onset of illness here too. As well as the sudden miraculous recovery, too.

Especially when dessert is involved.

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February 3 2010 at 9:55 PM Unknown Mami said:

Oh no! Intermittent limping can be serious especially if the limping switches sides on occasion.

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February 4 2010 at 1:23 AM kristin said:

Hello there,

Sounds like this mama has everything under control. Now maybe you can tell me how I’m gonna feel tomorrow

Kristin
.-= kristin´s last blog ..To all my friends & family . . . =-.

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February 5 2010 at 6:48 PM susan said:

My son started doing this too, saying he has a stomach ache usually the night before… Maybe a stage?
Come by for an award…
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February 6 2010 at 5:14 PM corrie
@Pickletalks on twitter.
said:

So??? What was it? Sometimes this is a sign of something else, like a bully or personality conflict with teacher or difficulty in a subject. I hope it is none of those things.
.-= corrie´s last blog ..Family Fridays – Jonathan’s Security Blanket =-.

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February 7 2010 at 2:41 PM pixielation
@pixielation on twitter.
said:

definitely curious to know how it turned out too!!
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February 8 2010 at 7:13 AM blueviolet said:

Isn’t it just as old as time???
.-= blueviolet´s last blog ..Chocolate Gone Wrong =-.

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February 8 2010 at 10:14 AM yonca said:

I definitely want to know what it turns out to be
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February 8 2010 at 12:04 PM Andrea
@goodgirlgonered on twitter.
said:

If you can predict the future can you tell me Wednesday’s weather report? My parents are coming to visit and expecting snow in NYC! ;
.-= Andrea´s last blog ..Putting myself in Time-Out =-.

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