conv: This past week my 3 year old son had strep throat. It is finally clearing up now_comma_ but I had to miss so much work to stay home with him. This past week my 3 year old son caught strep throat. I ended up having to miss the entire week at work to stay home with him. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope he is feeling better.  He is_comma_ i hated missing work_comma_ but that the sort of thing a person has to do for their children. It is. Taking care of sick child is hard. Missing work is also hard. The things we have to do for our children.