i've got a nasty cold. i was perplexed as to how i got it... somehow while caregiving over the past few years, i've managed to stay well. and thank god! giving sickness to my parents wasn't on the list of things to do. hubby finally put my mind to rest last night as all week i've kept saying i don't understand how i caught this..... obviously i don't have enough to worry about as this has been top of mind! haha. so the answer lies with a co-worker-- according to hubby, she brought her children to the office easter shin-dig last friday that we all attended despite them having a fever and strepp throat.
brilliance!! absolute brilliance!!
good parenting is something i think about a lot. i'm old school. i believe that children have a right to fail and be disappointed. do i wish that on them? no way. but i embrace it. too many children get every darn thing they want because gosh darn it-- they deserve it!
case in point-- this co-workers children. god forbid they be disappointed and must stay home...... they absolutely HAD to go to mom's office to enjoy the festivities. it wasn't good enough that the following sunday they would have the biggest easter basket known to man waiting for them. soo, bottom line, the kids enjoyed the shin-dig and several of hubby's co-workers got to enjoy being off work suffering thru sore throats and misery, and i got to bring my sickness into my mom's house the week before she goes to the oncologist. yes, this morning, she's sneezing and monday is her appointment.
ohhh-- well done.
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Sorry sweetie. Unfortunately we live in a ME world and forget that what we do effects those around us. I hope you feel better soon and that mom isn't coming down with something too.
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