Strep throat with a 4-year-old, a play in one act
Strep throat with a 4-year-old, a play in one act
(subtitled: Can I have a sick day, please?)
Scene 1: Mom stumbles back from the dr. with amoxicillin prescription in hand.
Boy: What’s that?
Mom: Medicine for my throat.
Boy: I can’t hear you! Why are you so quiet?
Mom: Because my throat hurts and I can’t talk loudly.
Boy: What?!?
Mom: My throat hurts.
Boy: Why does your throat hurt?
Mom: Because I’m sick. See, I went to the dr. and got medicine.
Boy: Did you get a shot?
Mom: No, just medicine.
Boy: TALK LOUDER I CAN’T HEAR YOU.
Mom: I can’t talk louder, sorry, my throat hurts.
Boy: I DON’T LIKE YOUR QUIET VOICE! TALK LOUDER NOW!
Mom: I can’t, my throat hurts.
Boy: What did you say?
Scene 2: Mom pouring apple juice in kitchen.
Boy: Whose juice is that?
Mom: It’s for me, to help my throat.
Boy: That’s MY juice. You can’t have any.
Mom: Do you want some juice too?
Boy: TALK LOUDER
Mom: Juice?
Boy: I want THAT juice. [points to cup Mom is drinking]
Mom: This is my juice, I’ll give you your own cup.
Boy: I want YOUR cup.
Mom: No, I’m sick, there’s germs on my cup, let’s get you your own cup.
Boy: I LIKE GERMS! I want THAT cup! That’s MY juice!
Mom: No, you can’t have my cup, but you can have your own juice.
Boy: What did you say?
Nicole:
I can’t stop laughing – I know that’s mean. I hope you feel better soon!!
18 May 2007, 10:44 amRachel:
So what you’re saying is, you volunteer to come out and babysit?
18 May 2007, 12:58 pmCindi:
I feel your pain. You want to send your 4 year old over to play with my 4 year old? Maybe we’ll both get a minute or two of peace….
18 May 2007, 1:43 pmlibrarybob:
Amoxicillan????
Hmmm. That’s not much better than a placebo nowadays. I know a good ENT near you, if interested.
18 May 2007, 3:56 pm