Sick kid

Sandy has gotten herself a head cold and has been out of school since Wednesday. She has been coughing and sniffling and feeling sorry for herself. We have been keeping her confined to her room. She has been taking this personally, like we are punishing her or something. We keep telling her that neither one of us can afford to get sick. Me especially with my suppressed immune system. But that just garners tears of pity. We contacted her teachers and she will be getting her homework so that she doesn't get too far behind. What I am not sure about is that she was in the middle of taking the standardized tests when she got sick. So I hope that this doesn't affect her grades too badly. She will have her work cut out for her this weekend trying to get caught up in her school work. I suppose you think that I sound cold. In some respects I do. I am very angry with her right now. She has taken an Ipod that we had taken from her because her grades slipped. She has so little regard or respect for Mike & I and I just don't know what to do with her anymore. She is not being treated horribly, tho she would say otherwise, but she is not getting any "perks" that would be afforded to her if she hadn't taken the Ipod. I will be glad when she gets back to school, but her spring break will be coming up soon. That ought to be fun!