Monday, 22 November 2010
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When You're Sick You Just Want Your Mommy
Thomas is sick. And I am trying to wait on him hand and foot. Be attentive to his every need. Listen to his complaints. To act as caring as possible.
Which is hard, because I am sick, too. Of course.
So we're subsisting on cough drops, tylenol, motrin, kool-aid, apple juice, water, popsicles, and TV. (No, I'm not giving my three-year-old cough drops. Calm down.)
It usually happens this way. Either mom infects kid or kid infects mom. Or, more likely in our family, Thomas and I are just sitting around, minding our own business, and Daddy brings it home from work ("Look honey, I brought you something! Streptococcus!").
So all night, when I would've liked to sleep, wake up and cough, sleep some more, wake up and cough and go potty, get a drink, and sleep some more, I couldn't. Instead I slept, woke up and coughed, got Thomas a drink, coughed some more, fixed Thomas' blanket, blew my nose, gave Thomas some medicine, coughed, went back to sleep for twenty-seven minutes, and woke up. And coughed.
I want my mommy.
Problem is, my baby wants his mommy.
That would be me.
This is one of those gems of mommyhood that you never hear about until it's too late. So I will suck it up and put my sickness aside for the sake of my child.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.*
* I am required by Mommy Code to say that. The truth is that I would love to have it some other way. Like, how about neither one of us is sick? Yeah. That way. That would be good.
How are you and your family doing this flu season?
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Comments (7)
I feel you! My husband was sick this weekend. And he stayed. in. bed. all weekend. Sunday morning I went off on him because it's just not fair! When he's sick, he acts like he should be treated like one of the kids. But when I'm sick? Heh. Mommy gets no sick days.
i am an uber spoiled mommy... when my monkey is sick.. he wants daddy.
When I am sick my hubby tells me to stay in bed and rest for the day.
My hubby used to be one of those "big man turns into whiny 6 month old baby" when sick.. but he has gotten better since the last time I got sick. He actually took 2 days off work and I stayed in bed.
If I had not been feverish and puking the whole time I would have loved it.
So now when my hubby gets sick I don't mind babying him.. just a little. Because he is such an awesome guy.
yea.. im spoiled.
i want a doctor.
@LadyGwenivere@xanga - I am too!!!! And I'm ok with admitting my husband spoils me.
Yeah, and the Mommy Code keeps saying we should do this and that and say this and that, but for some reason, it's not always the way I feel, haha. Totally feel ya on that one!
Hope you both get welll soon!
@bamsniko22407@xanga - =) I think "Mommy Code" needs a re-write!
well ya know what they say.. Happy Wife Happy Life he he my Husband knows its true!
I've gotten lucky so far, I guess. So far, we haven't gotten sick (this cold/flu season). We have had a few colds at the same time (last year) and, since I do have to put myself aside for my child, I survive on Aleve D. It seriously makes me feel great, even though I should be feeling terrible.
I have also faced this type of problem many times in my childhood. My
mother and I were suffering from illness at a same time. However, now hardly
I face this type of problem.