Played sick

@cjgrooms (4456)
United States
April 23, 2008 5:59pm CST
How many times(kid or adult)did you ever play sick to get out of school or work? Maybe you sayed you had a cold or something....... What was it for you? Any particular reason for your choice? If so, what?
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@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
24 Apr 08
I never skipped school, but I did my fair share of (cough cough) being too sick to move, much less attend educational (as much as I wanted too) classes. As an adult though not too often at all.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
24 Apr 08
You Never pretend to be sick to skip work, even when i want you to!
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
25 Apr 08
got to think of my family
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@yona06 (585)
• Indonesia
26 May 08
I remember this one time when I played sick in high school. I actually was feeling a bit sick in the morning but got better later in the afternoon, but it made me feel like going home anyway. so I told the teacher I was sick, and he gave permission because I wasn't those kind of kids who often play sick. When he gave me permission I got too excited that I was able to go home early, I didn't realize I walked out of that class cheerfully (too cheerful for a person who claimed to be sick) so I got the "look of dismay" but he let me go anyway
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
26 May 08
At least you learned that if you ever wanted to try it again you would need to brush up on your acting skills! LOL
• United States
28 Apr 08
Hummm, too many times to count. I am thinking of doing it tomorrow. Thanks for the idea :)
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
28 Apr 08
Glad to be of service.
@tmsmith (85)
30 Apr 08
I skipped school often (sorry mom)just because i hated going.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
4 May 08
Your mother knows and dispaired of you ever getting an education! Thank heavens you finally did.
@lagrooms (119)
28 Apr 08
I never did. but in school i'll bet it was fun.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
28 Apr 08
I have heard that it was... ..
@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
26 May 08
Only when I was a teenager and had to come live with my dad and step-mother. I just didn't want to go to school anymore, I was unhappy and depressed all the time. I think I really was sick in the head back then, looking back on those days it's a wonder I didn't do something foolish.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
26 May 08
You were not sick in the head. You were young and your instead of your maother trying to be your mother she shipped you off to a stranger that should never have been on the same planet as a child much less have them actually live in his house. You were scared, depressed, and trying to survive. YOU WERE NOT SICK IN THE HEAD!
• United States
24 Apr 08
I faked sick a lot when I was younger. I did it a lot in fourth grade, but that's when a lot of problems began in my life. Then, in middle school, I hated school. I didn't fit in, I had a lot of things going on in my head that drove me crazy so I faked sick. When I got into highschool, things began to level out a bit so I really stopped faking sick and actually went to school.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
24 Apr 08
I'm glad things improved for you . It would be hard to find a decent job without an education.
@bevvy22 (279)
• United States
23 Apr 08
Being that I work in a doctor's office, family practice no less, I can't call in sick. There would be no excuse for me not to come in and be seen by my own boss. I've pretty much always have been sick for real. Which is not very often. I am exposed to everything at work, which helps build up my immunity. I always get the required immunizations and flu vaccines every year. I've gone to work not feeling so well too. I take my job very seriously and I know the doctor I work for, depends on me. It's almost like we are not allowed to get sick.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
24 Apr 08
At least if you are ill they will know it for a fact and not think you are faking it, and they can give you medicine!
@teison2 (5921)
• Norway
23 Apr 08
I did not really play sick, just a bit more sick than I really was. the reason was forest-day. I hated those. We had to walk in the woods the entire day. fast. A bus drove us to nowhere and we had to get ourselves home again. Horrid stuff. It always rained on forest-day as well. Yuck!
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
23 Apr 08
I don't think i could have made myself go either!
@megumiart (3771)
• United States
23 Apr 08
I faked sick allllll the time in middle and high school. I hated going to school. I played hooky quite a bit too, especially for gym class, lol.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
23 Apr 08
I HATED GYM so instead of going i simply went to the libary. I didn't consider it skipping but the teacher did!
@yoj118 (346)
• Philippines
23 Apr 08
I could hardly remember how many times I've done that in the past just to get out of school or work.. but I think it's been plenty too.. lol... When I didn't feel like going to school maybe because we had an activity at home or wanted to go somewhere else, I usually played sick.. But when I started working I couldn't use that alibi anymore because we need to submit a medical certificate to validate our reason of absence.. So, I usually availed my vacation leaves instead.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Wasn't it so much easier when we were in school to get away with?