You Made It Through Flu Season. But At What Cost? 😅
If you're a Chicago parent, you know the drill. The first sniffle hits in October, and from there it's a nonstop rollercoaster of Clorox wipes, canceled playdates, urgent care visits, and frantic group chat messages that start with "Just a heads up…"
Flu season in Chicago isn't just a medical event — it's a lifestyle. The polar vortex keeping everyone indoors. The CTA rides where every cough echoes. The daycare pickup where you hold your breath (literally) walking past the kid with the mystery rash.
So now that we've made it to the other side, we have one question for you:
What kind of Flu Season Survivor are you?Introducing the Flu Season Survivor Quiz 🏆
We built a quick, fun quiz that helps you figure out exactly how you handled this year's flu season — Chicago style.
It takes about 2 minutes, asks you real questions about your flu season experience, and gives you a personalized result that's… uncomfortably accurate.
👉 Take the Quiz NowHow It Works
The quiz is simple:
- Answer a few questions about how your family handled flu season — things like how many times your kid got sick, your go-to remedies, and your reaction when the school sent home a "illness notification" email
- Get your result — a fun, Chicago-themed survivor type that captures your flu season energy
- Share it — Send your result to friends, post it on social media, or just screenshot it for your own amusement
Each result comes with a custom shareable image designed for social media, so you can flex your survivor status to the world (or at least your parent group chat).
The Results Are Very Chicago
Without spoiling too much, let's just say the results are inspired by the city we love. We're talking deep dish-level layers of Chicago personality baked into every outcome.
Whether you're the parent who powered through every illness with sheer willpower and Italian beef, or the one who basically moved into the pediatrician's office from November to March — there's a result for you.
Some hints about what you might get:
- 🌭 A result that channels your inner Chicago toughness
- 🧣 A result for the parent who went full CDC protocol at home
- 😤 A result for the parent who is still recovering
- 🏅 A result for the rare unicorn whose kid didn't get sick once (we have questions for you)
Why We Made This
Look, flu season is stressful. Between the worry, the missed work days, the doctor visits, and the endless laundry from stomach bugs — parents deserve to laugh about it once it's over.
But there's a real purpose behind the fun:
It Gets Parents Talking About Health
When parents share their quiz results, it opens up conversations about what's been going around, which schools got hit hardest, and what actually works to keep kids healthy. Those conversations are exactly what Ickly is built for.
It Connects You to the Ickly Community
After taking the quiz, many parents discover Ickly for the first time — and realize they can actually track illnesses at their child's school, read health reviews from other parents, and get alerts when something is going around.
It's Just Fun
Sometimes you need to turn a tough season into something you can laugh about with other parents who get it. Consider this our gift to you, Chicago. 🎁
Share Your Results
One of the best parts of the quiz is sharing your result. On mobile, you can use your phone's native share button to send your custom result image directly to:
- 📱 iMessage or text
- 📸 Instagram Stories
- 💬 Your school parent group chat
- 🐦 Twitter/X
On iPhone, you can long-press the result image to save it directly to your camera roll. Android users get the same native sharing options.
Pro tip: Post your result in your school's parent group chat and watch the replies roll in. Nothing bonds parents faster than shared flu season trauma. 😂
Take the Quiz Now
Ready to find out what kind of Flu Season Survivor you are?
🏆 Take the Flu Season Survivor Quiz →It's free, takes 2 minutes, and we promise you'll either laugh, feel seen, or both.
And when you're done, check out what's going around at your kid's school on Ickly — because knowledge is the best medicine (right after chicken soup and a nap).
The Flu Season Survivor Quiz was made with love in Chicago, for Chicago parents. No thermometers were harmed in the making of this quiz. 🌡️❤️