Being sick enough typically meant spending the day laying in bed, alternately shivering and burning, drifting in and out of sleep, occasionally puking, and that was still preferable to spending the day at school.

  • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Getting a fever that would hit the sweet spot where you can stay home but aren't suffering and can play ps2 in a blanket

    • BeamBrain [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      Animal Crossing was my "sick, but not too sick" game of choice. comfy

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        You just gave me a very specific memory of being out with some kinda illness for like a week in 5th grade and spending most of it playing GameCube animal crossing

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      2 months ago

      Bleh, my parents forced me to stare at the ceiling if I was home sick so I wouldn't fake it. I went to school sick a lot