ticked off and ranting (you've been warned)

i am certified to be a teacher, but am unemployed except for a part-time nanny gig i have in the afternoons. in the summer it is full time, but it's only a couple of hours each day during the school year. i didn't go to work yesterday because i was sick, and i'm still sick. i don't think it would be smart of me to hang out with a 6 and 8 year old and infect them with my cooties. i got an email from their mother this morning, asking if i could come in early because the youngest is sick. well...i'm wondering if she got sick because of me, or if she has something new and interesting that she can give to me on top of my current sickage.

i wrote back and said i didn't think it was a good idea for us both to be sitting there all day swapping bugs. so i'm not going.

of course, i realize that this puts me in the money hole by two days, and if i had gone in today, it would have made up for yesterday's missing hours too. i'm not an idiot. but my husband is sitting over there giving me a guilt trip for not going in and getting the money, even though he knows very well that i still feel like crap. and, i don't know if what i have is contagious or not because i won't be going to the doctor because i have no insurance. i seriously just wanted to punch him. he kept saying, 'well, if you both just have colds i don't see what the big deal is' yadda yadda yadda.

and it's true...that *could* be the case, but i have no way of knowing for sure, and as much as i would like to have my full check for the week, i think it would be totally irresponsible to go to their house in my condition. and, i don't want to bring back whatever cooties they've got to our house! i. am. fuming.

i hope he gets sick with whatever i've got. then i can tell him it's no big deal.

okay. i feel a little better now. thanks for listening!