tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post1848716685541855727..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Me + Florence Nightingale = Differentallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-5720997987728724492010-06-02T06:07:00.664+10:002010-06-02T06:07:00.664+10:00Sick kiddies are not on my wish list. We've ju...Sick kiddies are not on my wish list. We've just had in the past 3 weeks an ear infection, urine infection, 2 colds, unexplained rash, and a 2nd ear infection - oh joy! Huzz is pretty good when he's sick (rarely). But I did have an exwho once called me at work and asked me to come home and take care of him when he was sick!!! You can see why he became an ex!Victoria | Hibiscus Bloemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937937184875769756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-84760823800429850472010-06-01T22:07:26.723+10:002010-06-01T22:07:26.723+10:00Still hard to balance compassion, sympathy, fear a...Still hard to balance compassion, sympathy, fear and frustration when my kids are sick. <br /><br />I did manage poetic justice for my years of care though a few years ago when I got The Flu when my husband was working interstate. The kids took care of me and made sure I got plenty of rest, kept up my fluids and took regular panadol. Very caring.<br /><br />I find that the stress of caring for sick kids has left me rather unsympathetic to my husband when he is ill. He is generally told "I've used up all my care and compassion on the kids, so you're on your own buddy." Ah, love. It's a beautiful thing.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon.Susan Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253437044745874795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-44997346278111059242010-06-01T17:37:29.502+10:002010-06-01T17:37:29.502+10:00Great post. I think that's really where the se...Great post. I think that's really where the sense of overwhelming responsibility kicked in for me - not when they were first sick, but when I was. Husband out of town, no else around, and it's down to you you to look after them. Hideous.<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon!alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-4079672792798434462010-06-01T12:51:36.155+10:002010-06-01T12:51:36.155+10:00Being sick as a parent is the worst thing. My firs...Being sick as a parent is the worst thing. My first taste of this was when I had mastitis, including a raging fever and a migraine, when my daughter was two weeks old. I cried and cried - then I stopped and realised I just had to get on with things. She literally couldn't survive without me, so I did what I had to do.<br /><br />There should be a law against parents being sick.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better soon :)Megan Blandfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932508388869573748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-49703802332330998952010-06-01T12:51:36.154+10:002010-06-01T12:51:36.154+10:00I spent last night with a limpet attached to me (a...I spent last night with a limpet attached to me (aka the sick toddler), I will be referencing your post in my blog tonight...you have captured it beautifully! Oh and that Florence had GREAT PR...she may have been a dragon but she managed to emerge a saint...let's hope we end up in the same boat!!!!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422169384250471413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-32816916243603504652010-06-01T11:58:54.081+10:002010-06-01T11:58:54.081+10:00I relate to the new-born thing - when my son was s...I relate to the new-born thing - when my son was six weeks old, I suddenly burst into tears out of sheer gratitude that I hadn't killed him.<br /><br />Just to brighten your day: looking after your children is way easier than nursing your mother....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-63674420275085750252010-06-01T10:46:10.289+10:002010-06-01T10:46:10.289+10:00So funny and so true...So funny and so true...Evienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-56580946810015556622010-06-01T09:42:46.447+10:002010-06-01T09:42:46.447+10:00Maybe it was the food at the posh ball that done y...Maybe it was the food at the posh ball that done you in?Maxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-67259643749234828142010-06-01T09:38:44.388+10:002010-06-01T09:38:44.388+10:00@Seraphim I know exactly how you feel. And yes, am...@Seraphim I know exactly how you feel. And yes, am sick, but on the mend. One of those dastardly 24 hour things.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-63706129428940096062010-06-01T09:35:22.527+10:002010-06-01T09:35:22.527+10:00Only seven more to go then... best I get started. ...Only seven more to go then... best I get started. Or cut my toenails instead.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-81969571871480153642010-06-01T09:33:19.858+10:002010-06-01T09:33:19.858+10:00Hear, hear. Sick toddler here and I have to work i...Hear, hear. Sick toddler here and I have to work in the city for the next 4 days. Motherguilt combined with the worry that he needs me and the terror I will get sick....well you know how I feel.<br />Hope you aren't actually sick xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-65638333245462866092010-06-01T07:48:07.206+10:002010-06-01T07:48:07.206+10:00Would it make you feel any better if I told you th...Would it make you feel any better if I told you that by the time you have 9 kids, you start to worry a bit less? You can try that or take my word for it.Cate Bolthttp://catherinebolt.comnoreply@blogger.com