Jonah has a 102 degree fever. He timed this illness perfectly to land right in the beginning of midterms. Poor kid is now looking at a long string of make up exams next week.

We’ve got a 10:00 appointment with the pediatrician, who is going to judge me for not getting him a flu shot this fall.

I’m bracing myself for a “Return to Sender” phone call from Ian’s school.

We can handle these crises, because I’m here. My paying gigs don’t really pay me, so the world isn’t going to fall in, if I don’t submit an article today.

Others have a crappier time dealing with these crises.

Steve has no paid sick days and no personal days. The official rules are that doctors’ appointments and illnesses count as a vacation day, though nice supervisors overlook a lot.

Question of the Day: If you have a proper paying job, how many paid sick days do you get?