Lame and Lamer
You know what makes you feel like a huge jerk – not to mention old and decrepit? Throwing out your back the morning after your husband runs a marathon. Because you cannot move, he has to limp around the apartment, changing the baby’s diapers, helping you put on your pants and fetching the hot water bottle, when really it was the plan for you to wait on him.
Then yesterday, with my back back to its regular whiny-but-not-screaming-in-agony disposition, another incident: in my pre-contacts morning haze, I sliced off the tip of my finger opening a new razor. It will not stop bleeding, even hours later. Ever tried to keep your hand elevated with a squirming baby on your hip? Because I only have Barbie band-aids on hand, Muffin is endlessly fascinated with trying to pull off the gauzy, bandaged pink lollipop on my finger.
How is that being a parent, the most important job in the world, doesn't have sick days?
Then yesterday, with my back back to its regular whiny-but-not-screaming-in-agony disposition, another incident: in my pre-contacts morning haze, I sliced off the tip of my finger opening a new razor. It will not stop bleeding, even hours later. Ever tried to keep your hand elevated with a squirming baby on your hip? Because I only have Barbie band-aids on hand, Muffin is endlessly fascinated with trying to pull off the gauzy, bandaged pink lollipop on my finger.
How is that being a parent, the most important job in the world, doesn't have sick days?
posted by Muffin's Mom at 10:01 PM
5 Comments:
Honey, are you okay? Do you need to go to the emergency room? I hope you are feeling better. Love, AJ
Yo baby, I have the same problem. Pain in the neck (a real one not the saying) ...I also cut my finger (still cannot feel much on the finger) and severed some nerves. It took over a week for the wound to heel and Milla was also interested in pressing teh bandage...
My heart goes out to you!
get well soon!
yeah sorry, we should have read the 'parenting contract properly'. It reads 'nil' day off for like...18 years or so.
we are absolute suckers;-)
*suckers unite!!*
I am fine - it was just the very tip of my finger. Sure hurts to type, though!
OMG!!! How are you? Can't you renegotiate your contract to get those well deserved sick days?:) I hear your boss is a stickler though...Sun
arg that sounds so painful!! i did something similar while pumpkin carving at age 11, also bled for hours. still have the scar on my pinky. both of us probably could have used a stitch or two to stop the bleeding! ;) my best advice? lots of neosporn and a new bandage every day until it heals. try those waterproof bandages-- they stick like a second skin, (though they dont' breath well, so switch it at night.) thanks hypochondriac elisa! :)
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