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I am sick and hubby out of town
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Anonymous
| Ugh. For those who have posted regarding the pros and cons of living far away from family - put this down as a huge "con". If family was nearby I would hoist my kids off on them. I am up because both kids need to be fed. I just want to go back to bed! |
Anonymous
| I'm REALLY sorry, it does suck. I've been sick like that when my husband was traveling overseas. It's hell. If your kids are old enough, this is a GREAT time for drugging them out with the TV. I laid/slept on the sofa in the living room while they ran crazy. Meals were spaghettios for them and whatever else was low-no cooking. Hope you feel better soon. |
Anonymous
| I'm so sorry OP - that sucks. I am a total wimp when I'm sick. My advice is to lower your standards like the PP said. Simple meals, skip some baths, and so on. |
Anonymous
| I've been there; it sucks. Wish I had thought about how nice it is to have family around before we had kids! |
Anonymous
OP here and feeling much better. Thank you for your support! I had a low key day yesterday and managed to plan play dates for both kids to get them out of the house (love the neighborhood!) Hubby returns today - he's been out of the county so he will be fighting jet lag, but thankfully since I feel better I can keep the kids occupied so he can get a chance to rest up as well. Let me tell you, I often wish I had family nearby just for the company (I love my siblings), but when I am ill I "need" my family 
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Anonymous
Interesting, you would "hoist" your children. "Foist" your children on family because you are sick? What is wrog with you - cold, flu, headache, stomach ache? You are an example of why babies shouldn't have babies. They are your children and your responsibility; they are not the responsibility of your family wherever they may live unless you have a serious illness or you and your husband die. Flame away. |
Anonymous
| That's ridiculous, PP. There's no reward for being a martyr. If my mom were nearby she would happily take the kids for the afternoon when I feel like crap if she ha nothing else scheduled. You make that sound like a personal failing. I bet your kids really enjoy hanging out inthe bathroom with ou while you puke when they could be at grandmas having fun. |
Anonymous
| Single mom here. I rarely ask my friends to help but when I have to crawl down the hall to make my kid food, that is when I call in the favors. Hang in there OP! |
Anonymous
Um, OP here. I am 46 YO hardly a baby having a baby. And regarding my use of the word "hoist", it was a typo. Sorry that I misspelled something while I was feeling ill. You have a pretty bad attitude and I don't know why you bothered to post. What I have is "undiagnosed" as I didn't go to a doctor as I had 2 kids to take care of. Anyway, I felt pretty damn awful and was feeling sorry for myself, but I feel better now and have had a great day with the kids. Anyway, while I won't say thanks to you, I will say a hearty thank you to all the empathic posters. I still say, it would be nice to have family around as my mother, or even my MIL would have been happy to take the kids this weekend if they lived any where in the area. |
Anonymous
"Hubby," please, by your own admission you are 46YO. Use grown up language. |
Anonymous
| Hey, OP, just ignore the nasty poster -- there's always one in the bunch, I guess. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. |
Anonymous
Another single mom. Yup. Was going to write the same thing. The friends will be sympathetic. |
Anonymous
| I feel for you and you're not alone! My husband is away for 3 weeks and I am soooo sleep-deprived handling baby and toddler. Raging headache on Saturday night and, right before trying to turn in early, discovered water dripping through the kitchen ceiling. Times like that you really do miss having family or close friends nearby. Things always get better though. |
Anonymous
| Glad you're feeling better, OP. Ignore the nasties on the board, they pop up every often as I am sure you've seen. My DH has been out of town on a long business trip and it made me again appreciate how relentless single moms have it. My mom was a single mom and I called her to thank her again--she made it seem effortless but it had to have been so hard. I had a migraine this week, including vomiting every 15 min. But I just had to dose up on medication and do my best b/c I have a 12 month old who needed care and doesn't understand. No family in the area. |
Anonymous
Seriously, OP. You should have realized when you had children that you are never allowed to get sick again, and your husband should not travel ever again. Now you've gone ahead and gotten sick while your husband is away, AND to make matters worse, you made a TYPO because of it! You are allowed to ask family for help only if you have a "serious illness" or if you're dead, but PP has deemed your illness not serious and you're obviously not dead, so man up. What an irresponsible parent you are! Tsk, tsk. 
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