Under The Weather

Today has been all about health. I took my daughter to see the doctor, against her wishes I might add (she was actually upset that I was making her miss school!!!) and then when I returned home, my 2 year old great-niece was here waiting for me to watch her and she seems to have come down with something. It had me thinking about the different ways people act or express themselves when not feeling quite up to par. I know that for myself, I switch between being grumpy when I am hurting to being a tad bit babyish when I am just feeling under the weather..lol. My husband tends to send himself to bed when he is ill, and stays there until he is feeling better, but when he is hurting or in pain he rarely says a word! All my girls act very differently when they are ill but they all tend to be very vocal when they are hurting, expecting Doctor Mom to cure all their ails. When sick, my oldest gets incredibly whinny, acting more like a 2 year old than a woman who is about to be a mother within the next few weeks! My middle child tends to get very irritable and this sense of entitlement seems to envelop her. My youngest, although a little whinny and a little cranky, tends to go to bed and sleep until she has overcome the majority of what she is suffering from. From my husband to my great-niece though, the one constant remains and that is they all look to me for comfort and care. I don't mind playing this role for them as long as I am not feeling under the weather myself. Then, sad to say, I usually end up getting a lot more ill because I have this really bad tendency to not take a sick day myself unless I can barely function..lol. My sister lovingly refers to it as my Martyr personality..lol. I hope that with flu season fast approaching that everyone takes whatever measures they can to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy and happy. Llet's face it, being sick is never any fun, no matter if you are 2 or 102.