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They’re dropping like flies. Only it’s not from the flies, it’s the flu. Already, two people I know have suffered through pneumonia, and we’re only just finishing off November.
Having kids means working your way through dozens of sick days. Just remember what our hippie pediatrician in California always told us: Don’t fear the fever! It means the immune system is working! Yeah, right. Tell that to your moaning child next time you’re cooling her down at 2 a.m.
What might help you through flu season is a little humor and a little singing. Trout Fishing in America, the zany duo who created such memorable kid songs as “My Hair Had a Party Last Night” and “Eighteen Wheels on a Big Rig,” also wrote a song that defines the moment when you realize that your immune response is truly working. It’s called, simply, “Alien in My Nose.”
