Because this kind of trashy awesomeness was on TV and you suddenly wondered what your mom watched all day when you were in school trying to learn how to play the recorder and do long division...
You can't forget steamy soap operas:
And Oprah.
And this.
Source and more aweomse pics here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/why-sick-days-in-elementary-school-were-awesome-6zgv
