Sick Days

[Rye]

Do you take sick days often? How sick do you have to be for you to want to take one?

In the beginning of school yesterday, my throat started to hurt so bad and felt so swollen and my ears started to hurt and I had chest pains, etc. I felt worse today so I stayed home. I really didn't want to because we had an assembly in History to watch Hotel Rwanda. Though I guess it won't be too bad for me since I've seen Hotel Rwanda, so it's not like I'll have no idea what happened if we have an assignment on it.

But anyways, I think I take too many sick days. I don't like to go to school even if I'm mildly ill. Last year I had about 8 to 10 absenses from school. Though I guess I have to keep in mind that I had pneumonia so I was out of school for a week and two days. THAT was pretty sucky. I love taking off from school, but I was sick and bored out of my mine. I have about 6 absenses so far in this school year. Which isn't too bad. Unfortunatly though, my school has a dumb new attendance thing that if you have 18 period absenses from any full year class, you get denied credit. I have to seriously watch my absenses. xD