As you get older things change.
For instance, when you're a kid and you get sick, your general reaction is probably a bit like this...
But when you're older, have responsibilities, things that NEED doing, school that you're PAYING for, and/or a job, well, your response to being sick generally changes to something like this...
To sum up, being sick as an "adult"* offers no compensation... -.-
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It's in quotes because I don't think we ever really feel like adults. We're all just sorta winging it. =\