Kid is sick, then carries on into family attraction

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I'm just interested in what other people think.
A kid, pale as a sheet, walking slowly, threw up just before the entrance to a family attraction this morning. I'd say they were about 9yrs, with mum/dad/siblings. Not much sick, mostly liquid, so presumably they had a fairly empty stomach. Dad gave the child some water to rinse his mouth and the family carried on into the attraction and headed straight to the toilets. Dad was walking alongside him. Mum didn't bat an eyelid and stayed with their other 2 children.

Aibu to think they should've gone home? I'm just curious as to what others think when they see a kid throwing up in public when about to embark on a half term day out in a busy place with lots of kids! Or is there probably a reasonable explanation for the kids sickness, other than a gastro bug?

My dd is travel sick to this day, can’t sit in the back of cars without feeling ill

Cant speak for anyone else but for as long as I can remember I had to suck it up. Because the alternative to one person suffering was no holiday for anyone. I would always be ok again within an hour or so, and if I was offered an alternative (no holiday) then I would have picked the sickness and the holiday.

Have you had dx and treatment for your emetophobia?

My own child was once sick like that from travel sickness (after a 7 hour flight followed a train, but it was once we were off the train, in the station). It was completely clear like that. Previously I hadn't realised you could be sick immediately after (rather than during) the journey - surely you should start to feel better the moment you're off. Now, with the circumstances you've described (an attraction so possibly a long car journey, clear liquid and the parents just carrying on) I would assume it's travel sickness.

I'm thinking travel sickness most likely not an infection.

Probably could have travelled a distance and the cost of the outing a stretch financially, so very unlikely to just go back home.

I suffered terribly with travel sickness as a child, to the point my mum said the car would barely be off the driveway and I'd be vomiting. We couldn't go anywhere without bags, wet wipes and a clean t-shirt for me.

I remember how awful it was but meds didn't work and if I didn't just get on with it, we'd never have left the house. Thankfully I grew out of it in my late teens.

Most likely travel sickness my DD sometimes used to be sick after a TC seizure. We would never have got anywhere if we went home every time she was sick.

I would think in this case probably it was a child who suffered from motion sickness due to the journey. If they are continuing on with their day without batting an eyelid it's not likely to be illness and probably happens all the time. I think the phrase not my circus not my monkeys applies here.

Could be car sick or any number of things i dont automatically panic when someome is visibly sick and assume it is contagious

Maybe it’s a migraine

Maybe car sickness

Maybe he is unwell but begging to go along.

I don’t think sick people have to self isolate unless they are so unwell they want to.

I think I've met them. Toby carvery child puked into his yorkshire pudding parents who were sat drinking at another table came over and shook him and told him off...no comfort nothing. The other children went on eating. They left a while after and said not a word to staff. Awful.
We fled as couldn't afford to pick up Noro ...guilty and powerless about the child

One of my boys is a “fainter” and used to
throw up with it. It was more common in warm weather. Once threw up waiting to enter an outside pool. Absolutely no indication of illness and the best thing for him was to cool down in the water.

I have NEVER sent my children to school or other event with any sign of gastro illness but the fainting/puke was a different thing entirely.

Trust that the parents know best.

Travel sick.

My child gets travel sick and because of anxiety. As a fellow emetephobe I feel your pain! But I’ve had to get on with it with my child. So yes she’s been sick like the child you saw today but she then went on the enjoy the day. It sucks for everyone.

I second travel sickness here.

can you not understand some people safe for years to go places ? Can you imagine being at Disneyland or disneyworld and others expecting you to just go home because a kid is sick ? My daughter gets travel sickness it was probably that

YANBU

but having a sick child has never stopped this kind of parents to go through with their existing plans, their holidays, or just send the poor things to school.

Too many idiot and selfish parents around unfortunately.

I feel so sorry for the little ones with earaches that are made to fly because mummy needs a sunlounge break, the pain must be excruciating.

Here's one 😂

Who cares if the poor kid is too sick to enjoy anything, mummy wants her money worth and he will damn well enjoy it.

It's pathetic but too frequent.

Sounds like travel sickness on this occasion.

People's approach to children being ill is baffling sometimes though. I saw an insta reel where a mom described and filmed her childs first sick day off school. He felt better by lunchtime, although still felt very hot, so they took him for a burger and a milkshake. The latter was to cool him down. Some people are daft and shameless in equal measure.
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He was walking reallllyyy slowly and walking along behind his family, with dad.

I do ... But wish I didn't!!

NHS advises 48h isolation since last episode of d or v.

I doubt anyone would do that. That is not what op described here

😷 yuk yuk yuk.

My first thought was car sick if they were just walking into the attraction. Otherwise if a bug I definitely would take them home, not much fun for anyone if a kid is throwing up

Yes. I've been to center parcs before, which is known for people getting sick, and the woman at the customer service desk infront of me was asking for more bedding and towels, because her child had been up and sick all night. Her child was sat in the Starbucks opposite laying all over the table. Urgh. She should've kept him in the lodge!!!!