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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Jun 2016

    everyone in our family has a summer cold right now! I am told this will continue for the next 4-5 years. spring colds. fall colds. all colds

    12:28 PM - 7 Jun 2016
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      2. Patrick Geuder‏ @pgeuder 7 Jun 2016
        Replying to @avantgame

        Kids in day care?

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Jun 2016
        Replying to @pgeuder

        no but they do go to playgrounds and such :)

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      2. Victor Rivera  🎄 ☃️ 🎅‏ @cognitivicta 7 Jun 2016
        Replying to @avantgame

        just invest in one of these.pic.twitter.com/B7CALzIB23

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Jun 2016
        Replying to @cognitivicta @Victa20

        YES PLEASE

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      4. Victor Rivera  🎄 ☃️ 🎅‏ @cognitivicta 7 Jun 2016
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        volunteered at my son's pre-school for two years. I was a walking tissue box. Then came the elementary school colds. #bubbleboy

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      2. Revanche‏ @RevAGSL 7 Jun 2016
        Replying to @avantgame

        I always hope they're wrong but our 1st round of cold and flu season says they're totally right. Crossing my fingers anyway

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Jun 2016
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        hang in there, we can do it :)

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      4. Revanche‏ @RevAGSL 7 Jun 2016
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        #NewParentSupport :D

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      1. MyNervAnna‏ @MyNervAnna 8 Jun 2016
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        yes this can be the case. But I found a get'er the first year in school they got a lot less sick. There's hope!!!

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      1. Diane Porter‏ @DianeAPorter 7 Jun 2016
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        I can see a whole string of quests for SuperBetter :) Feel better tho

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      1. M. Eugenia Duró‏ @maruduro 7 Jun 2016
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        My son has six years old and this is the first fall he, my husband and I are completely healthy. We are crossing fingers!

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      1. Court‏ @hedgewizard 7 Jun 2016
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        no one mentions this fun fact before becoming a parent.

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      1. Anton Zalutsky‏ @AntonZalutsky 16 Jun 2016
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        better look into @WimHof_Iceman and get that immune system better :)

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      1. Jean Leggett‏ @JeanLeggett 8 Jun 2016
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        Are you feeling better today?

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      1. PopMythology.com‏ @PopMythology 8 Jun 2016
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        Were you the first to get sick? I've read that after a run the immune system is more vulnerable to infections. Get better soon!!

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      1. Robin Turner‏ @bold_sir_robin 7 Jun 2016
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        As we say in Turkey, "geçmiş olsun" ("may it be past").

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      1. Tom Briggs‏ @pdxwrite 7 Jun 2016
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        .@avantgame Yeah the family just got out of a month of that. Nasty stuff.

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      1. Robert R. Woolridge‏ @yellowjkt 7 Jun 2016
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        :/ speedy recoveries

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