I am currently suffering from a terrible cold. It is knocking me off my feet. I think moms should be immune to these ailments, because it's not like we can take a break and rest anyways.
Last week, my husband brought this ailment home and both he and my daughter both got sick at about the same time. I took care of both "babies" with the special food preps, extra grocery shopping for supplies, running errands, extra snuggling, and listening to a whole lot of whining (not sure which one whined more). I lost sleep as my husband tossed and turned and my daughter woke up more often than usual (which was usually only once a night).
My reward for my tireless work is that I get the cold a week later. No metals, rewards, no acknowledgment of the work I did to help everyone feel better. My husband did take care of the groceries and brought food home yesterday. The dirty dishes from last night and the night before are still dirty. I cleaned the bathroom and cleaned up the table and the floor. I'm home taking care of my daughter and the diapers, dirty clothes, the teething, needing a mom to play outside with, the baths, the snuggling times, the fixing of boo boos, and the bedtime stories.
I'm beat and the family still needs to be fed, need clean clothes, and need clean dishes. I just want a nap! Being a mommy means no time off for illness, so hopefully I'll find a way to be well soon as I am not sure that the family can have me sick for much longer.
It sucks that we don't get sick leave, doesn't it? And the work just piles up....and it seems worse because you were sick so you want to really "clean" the house afterwards to get out the "ickies." At least I always do.
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