How can you act like you have a cold with a high fever?

Answer 1

Sounds like someone wants to play hooky from school by pretending to be sick, right? Not a good idea, for many reasons. The main reason would be that people don't usually get a high fever with a cold, and you may easily be caught malingering (pretending to be sick) when you make this kind of mistake. It could just cause you to make an unnecessary and expensive trip to the doctor, where you might actually catch a cold in the waiting room exposed to people who are really sick. Most parents don't fall for this, anyway.

Instead, try talking with your parent or a teacher about why you don't want to go to school. Are you having trouble with a hard subject? Is a bully making school life difficult or unbearable? Are you embarrassed by something? Are you being teased about something? Is an adult being inappropriate with you or touching you in a way that is uncomfortable? Are there clothes you have to wear that you dislike? Do you have a spat with friends? Whatever it is, your parents or a teacher will likely be able to help. You could be getting a solution to the real problem instead of spending time on your fake illness and then still have to face the real problem another day. Putting it off doesn't make it better.

If you are just burned out and feel a need for a break, tell your parents about it and, who knows?, they might just decide that you could use a day off, a sort of "mental health day"...but this could depend on many things. For example, are your grades good enough that you can miss a day without compromising your studies? Have you otherwise been behaving and honest and doing your chores? Will your staying home require someone to be with you and cost your parents more money in a bad economy? And, etc.

Pretending to be sick usually doesn't fix anything.