My poor little guy is battling his first case of Strep throat. Since he is in kindergarten, I knew it wouldn?Tt be long before he got it. Well he actually is handling it quite well. So well in fact that he?Ts got that strep working for him.

Let me explain. Other than one night of him looking and feeling poorly, he has been pretty playful. A typical restless kid. But the moment I ask him to do something for himself or pick up his toys, he goes into the pitiful routine. I think he learned it from the champ because I knew how to milk illness better than anyone when I was a little girl. Another payback for me. Anyway, he?Tll say something like, ?oBut mommy I?Tm sick, I don?Tt feel good.? Now imagine those words in the whiniest, most pitiful tone and you?Tve got it. I do fall for it a little because I feel bad, and I have looked into his mouth and seen those vicious tonsil terrorists up close. They are not pretty.

Then, when he sees his friend, our next door neighbor outside, he is miraculously healed. ?oWow mom, the medicine really is working.? These words came out of his mouth about 4 hours after his very first dose of the antibiotic. Wow. I wish all antibiotics worked that fast. He was not a happy little boy when I told him that he still couldn?Tt play outside because we did not want to give the germs to his friend. Twenty-five minutes of a crying tantrum did not change my mind on that one. I must admit though, I?Tm pretty impressed with his acting skills. Maybe there?Ts an Oscar in his future. In the meantime, I sure can?Tt wait until he returns to school!

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