Sounds Worse Than It Is.....

So, I worked from home yesterday because both of my kids were diagnosed with "Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease".

This sounds horrible I know....but after a multitude of research I came to the conclusion that this is a very long term for "a cold".... but still no going to daycare.

As many people know, I lead recruiting efforts for a multinational fertilizer company. This occupation leads to many conversations across the nation.

My first conversation of the day was with a candidate from Texas for a sales role. It went as follows:

Me: Hi there Mark, how's it going?

Mark: Great, how are you?

Me: I am doing great, but working from home today as both of my kids were diagnosed with Hand, Foot, Mouth disease. I am not sure if you have ever heard of that?

Mark: Sure I have......in cattle........

(Side note here: Hand, foot, Mouth Disease can emulate itself in both humans and animals. Humans cannot carry the animal version, and animals cannot carry the human version).

Me: Ha ha, I know...the disease can be in both humans and animals..Thankfully, my kids have the human version

Mark: Yeah, that is good.....when my cattle had it.... I had to shoot them......


After a continued conversation around the offer I was presenting Mark for the sales role, I assured him that I would not be shooting my children :)

My day continued without incident....the kids were really okay...we built a fort with a couple of blankets and chairs (thanks dad for teaching me this skill) and the little ones watched a lot of Scooby as their dad had more conversations for work...

Because they survived a disease that sounds a lot like the Bubonic Plague, but in reality meant a couple of runny noses.....I love my girls.......