Back to mostly human

[mapsedge]

It's been roughly three weeks, and I'm finally back to feeling like my normal self.  Still a little tightness in the chest - a dry unproductive cough that won't quite go away, but isn't imperative.  Mucinex DM is keeping that mostly at bay.  If I try to talk too much I will cough (gratefully, I have a "mute" button on my headset phone) but I can laugh again without descending into a paroxysm of hacking. 

Sleeping through the night is good, too.

Michelle has yet to reach this stage, but her problem is her ears and general energy level.  She tires quickly, and the world echoes in her head.  She did see a doctor and is taking a rather strong round of antibiotics to kill a sinus (ear, maybe?) infection.  A few more days, we all ought to be right as rain.

The part that truly sucks, something They don't tell you about when you're preparing to be a parent, is when you're sick and your kids aren't.  Having to cope with youthful energy and playing and screaming and fighting and running while you feel like curling up into a ball and passing out is so tough as to be physically painful sometimes.

When you're a parent, you can't be sick.  There simply isn't time.  Had I known then what I know now...

But, as a parent, one cannot voice such thoughts aloud.  That's B.A.D. 

Thankfully, the kids have reached an age where they don't need constant supervision.  That the house rules are clear and consistent helps.  Soon, the kids will be to an age where intervention is rarely needed.

Comments

[rhiannontherose.livejournal.com]

Glad to know you're all on the mend, or closer to it, at least. I pray you'll ALL be healthy for at least a while, now. Sick kids are bad. Sick parents are worse. Sick parents AND kids are the worst.

[bonnyann.livejournal.com]

Gwyneth and I were both sick and we flipped a coin for who had to go and make chicken noodle soup or hot tea. I've always felt kind of guilty for that. As the parent, I should have taken care of her but damn, I felt sick. Oh well.

[jehosefatz.livejournal.com]

It's probably best for the world that I have not contributed any children to the sociological stew. Most people who know me haven't made peace with that cognitive dissonance: a merciful G-d who unleashes jehosefatz on an unsuspecting, peace-loving, people. Introducing a miniature, pliable, impressionable vessel into my tender care would be... unfortunate.

The good news is that when I'm sick, I'm a more lethargic version of my normal self. The bad news is that my normal self isn't all that spiffy to be around. For anyone, really. This is especially true for slaves... uh... serfs... crap... uh... paeons... plebes... no... damn... doh... children.

- Jeho