This might be super stupid but I feel like crap. I’ve had plans for my son to start piano lessons today. It’s been on the calendar all summer. He loves music and wants to learn it. And I finally found a teacher for him. It’s all he’s talked about to anyone who would listen. He wants to play so badly.

And Sunday night he got up complaining his tummy hurt and he had diarrhea. I thought it was something he ate.

Yesterday he played fine. Only occasionally mentioned his tummy hurt. Didn’t act sick. But had an accident with diarrhea in his pants. He had diarrhea off and on the rest of the day. Even though he acted fine. He also acts fine if he pukes or has a cold. Honestly, the child can vomit and ask to go outside or go to school so it’s not uncommon.

Since he was still having diarrhea last night and he didn’t eat supper, I canceled this lesson. I asked if we could start next week. The last thing I want is to share a little bug with anyone. What mom needs diarrhea in her house? And him touching the piano keys other kids will touch plus his teacher. And I certainly didn’t want to get somewhere and have an issue. Felt like he needed another day to get his tummy back in working order.

He’s pretty angry. And has made me feel terrible. He’s not been running. Just a little sour tummy. He says he feels fine. It’s not constant.

But I remember being a teacher for stuff and having kids show up and tell me they threw up or had diarrhea and mom brought them anyways. And it would make me mad. Because I didn’t want to get sick either.

I feel really bad. Maybe I jumped the gun on canceling. But I still feel like we should see how today goes. But it hasn’t made me feel any less crappy about it. Especially because my own mom seems to think I jumped the gun too quickly.