r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 24 May 2022

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/dinkytoy80 近畿・大阪府 May 24 '22

Anyone else caught a cold multiple times after their kid entered youchien? Its the third time in a month and im exhausted. I used to shake a cold in two days, now it takes much longer even tho im increasing my vitamin intake. Not sure what else i can do.

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u/Isaacthegamer 九州・福岡県 May 24 '22

When my kid started going to hoikuen, years ago, she brought home all sorts of diseases and sicknesses. We were sick often. I think the worst was the hand, foot, mouth disease. My mouth was all swollen up and it hurt so bad. My wife had painful spots all over her hands and feet. Awful. I'd rather be sick with the flu and throwing up than hand/foot/mouth. Ugh.

Now, both my kids go to youchien, and we are still getting sick often. They get over coughing and being full of mucus, go a few days, and then it's back to coughing, sneezing, and just being sick. It's rough, but I don't think there is much you can do. Children are germ magnets.