August 26, 2002
-
Strength.
She's awake most of the night, coughing and spluttering into my ear. She sweats on and on, soaking the pillow, the mattress and me.
She wants applesauce for breakfast. No she doesn't. She wants juice or milk or water or nothing at all. She wants to sit on the floor. She wants me to hold her.
She doesn't want Bob the Builder, she wants Pinocchio. No she doesn't, she wants a cuddle.
No she doesn't - she wants me to go away and leave her be.
She hates sandwiches. And juice. And cheese. And raisins. But don't let the dog eat them. They are hers. To throw and stamp on. She wants to hang onto me and cry her heart out.
She sneezes, wipes her nose on her hand, her shirt or me. She coughs endlessly, hackhackhack. Her temperature is up, her temperature is normal. My lips on her forehead feel cool. She smacks me away.
She clings, she cries, she whines. Nothing is right and I can't make it right. Actually all I want to do is run away.
I can't.
She clings. She cries. She clings.
Comments (17)
ohh boy. That's crazy. I hope I wasn't like that...
I probably was, at one point or another.
ooooh, so I need to be MORE demanding to get your attention, not less. Now I get it. WAAAAAH I want you to write more more more.
Good to see you.
ohhhhhhh I know how that is. Mine is 4.
I know, me bad. I am slowly getting over the nausea and finding my voice again. Stay tuned. Love yez.
We love you too, Stress.
oh, geez, stress-
mine's been like this too, and she isn't even sick. everything i give her is just WRONG. even if it's what she just asked for. "sing mommy!" "no, stop that singing mommy!" lots of love to you.
Oh poor baby, and poor mom. Nothing's tougher to handle than a sick toddler.
CHANGELING!! She likes beer mummy...
two days till weaning...I shake in my boots.
ah, poor mama. i know, trust me i know! dakota was the same when she wasnt well, and i expect sam to be too...hang in there, take long showers and scream loud in there, go outside and run around your house, maked playdoh and KNEAD> hugs.
big loves to you and mouse!
Nothing worse than a sick kid! Unless it's a sick & vomiting kid & sick hub. (they're the worst) So glad to see you back. Been missing you big time, babe.
Poor stress and her girl. Don't catch it. Loves.
Ah shit on a stick. The only thing worse than dealing with a sick kid is dealing with a sick kid when one is in the spewy stages of pregnancy. Stay strong, stressissima, for you shall overcome.
Oh dear!
Better a sick kid than I sick husband, IMHO anyway, which is worth what you paid for it
Hope she gets well soon and that you don't get it....take care 
But does she proudly offer you the "boo-ger" before she wipes it on ya?
I think I've lived that blog. Well written.
Comments are closed.