Joey's Attempt at Playing Hookey

Just a little story about my Joey.  The last weeks of school he was getting "spring fever."  One day he said, "Mom, I can't go to school today.  I'm sick."  Then, he proceeded to have fake coughing.  I told him I was sorry he was sick, but the nurse could call me if he needed to go home.  Joey, then, said, "Well. . . I don't want to get the other kids sick."  I told him how thoughtful that was, but I thought it would be OK.  He wasn't finished yet!  He claimed, "The other kids make fun of me when I cough."  Really?  What am I looking at when Joey becomes a teenager?  He always keeps me on my toes!