ZOMG, where the Z stands for Zombie
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ZOMG indeed - everyone is sick. Frenchie is sick with the flu. My sister is here visiting and she's sick. Is it just me or is every flu season getting worse than the one before it? This is horrible to admit but I'm really struggling to keep up this Florence Nightingale charade of the soothing caretaker. I know that they were patient and lovely enough to take care of me just a week ago when I was sick but Man Oh Man, I've brewed countless cups of tea and ran to the grocery store no less than three times to buy juice and pick up medicine. I'm exhausted and I really have so much admiration for moms right now. I don't know how moms with multiple sick children do it.
One small observation, men are much worse patients than women. Frenchie acts as though he's on his death bed and is wandering around the apartment as if he's on a zombie death march. My sister? Off to work today as usual. What gives?
Clearly, women are just made of sterner stuff. :P We have childbirth and such to deal with, after all.
ReplyDeleteBut ah, that's rough that the sick bug has struck around you. I know that a part of Connecticut has declared some sort of state of emergency due to the flu going around. :\
♥ xixia
Hadn't you ever heard of the man-cold? They apparently can't take nearly as much as we can. Babies. Try giving them both lots of vitamin c and d. I hear it helps. Good luck and hang in there ms Nightingale!
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't be laughing but your description about Frenchie is too much for me to bear!
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone recover their health and kick off flu! I wish you the best of luck taking care of them Rooth,,,,
flu season is here
ReplyDeleteThis post is two parts heart-warming and two parts sympathy-inspiring. I feel sympathy for the sick and the caretaker--neither role is a picnic. One part of the heart-warming is of course the caretaker. Not everyone can do it. The other part is reading about men being bad patients--of the big baby variety. I was always just the opposite, insisting on taking care of myself. My mom didn't mind, but my wife hated it. She worked and worked to make me need her when I'm sick. I finally gave in just to make her happy...I have to pretend to be a big baby. LOL
ReplyDeleteWomen are badass, 'nuff said.
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But yuck! The sickness is going around here, too. In some areas it's so bad that they are closing down schools, it's kind of scary...
I think it's a rule somewhere that men have to be worse patients:( Anyhoo, the flu season is really bad this time, and I think they've mentioned it on the news a few times...gaaaaah!
ReplyDeleteI know. It's strange that when men get sick, they become babies and all the attention has to be on them. Hope you are able to get some rest over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about having a lot of tea cups orange juice cartons, tissues, and medicines around. We've just had the flu a week ago. Hope you are able to rest this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI had the stomach flu a few weeks ago, geez that was dreadful... Hope you all feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteMen are weaker, that´s just a fact..! :-D
ReplyDeleteIt's the infamous 'man cold' syndrome . . . never pretty.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, this flu season is kinda freaking me out. Now 'Round 2 of the flu!' posts are making the rounds on Facebook. Are you kidding me? I was so sick at Christmas I fully expect to be well . . . forever!
Oh no! I know exactly what you're talking about. When my mom was sick she still had to take care of me and my sister and when my dad was sick he stayed in bed for days and wasn't seen during that time...Hope everyone is feeling better soon!
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