I told my girlfriend I'd watch her VERY active 6yo son while she got her hair done last week during a 'snow day.' She dropped him off with a hugely drippy cold, the inability to blow his own nose and wild energy. He touched every single thing in my house. I followed him around with lysol and wipes, washed my hands about every five minutes and stripped and showered as soon as he left. Still, I got his cold. I'm miserable and I will probably never volunteer to take care of him again as she obviously doesn't have the sense not to expose other people to her sick child. Had the shoe been on the other foot, I'd have declined saying my child was sick. When they walked through the door, I immediately noticed and said, 'whoa, he's sick!' She kind of whined and said, 'yeah, he just started getting it yesterday.' This child is alreay in my house, he's hugging my 13yo son who he adores and I'm stuck!!! cough, sniffle, achooo!!
I'm weak too.
I would still resent it to. Sorry that happened to you.

