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Smelena
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30 Nov 2007, 5:33 pm

I just feel like indulging in some self-pity and having a whinge.

Yesterday I felt sick all day (I was at a conference). At the end of the conference I made it to the bathroom before vomiting. I then had to drive 1.5 hours home.

When I got home I felt relieved. Now I had my darling husband and kids to look after me while I was sick.

But - husband starts vomiting in the night and in the morning my 9 year old starts vomiting too!!

So instead of lying in my sick bed (dramatic swoon) I am mopping up 9 year old's vomiting and having to say, 'Poor darling' to my husband.

Anyway, I'm laughing at myself for being so pathetic!

Helen

KimJ
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30 Nov 2007, 5:40 pm

Lol, illness happens the other way around here. (likely due to different hemisphere :wink: )

My husband gets sick, I nurse him, I get sick, he returns to work.

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30 Nov 2007, 5:50 pm

Oh, my thoughts are with you, Smelena. We've had that happen here when all 4 kids got it, I got it and then my husband got it. It was the longest 3 days of my life, I swear.

UbbyUbbyUbby
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30 Nov 2007, 7:48 pm

Too bad

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01 Dec 2007, 10:03 pm

Hoping you feel better soon!

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01 Dec 2007, 10:06 pm

Smelena, even when you "whinge" you sound bright and positive!

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Goche21
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01 Dec 2007, 10:35 pm

I know! When someone here gets sick I'm expected to care for them and make sure they're comfortable and everything else. I just had a baby by c-section that turned into a hysterectemy ((big drama, I know, story of my life >< )) and instead of relaxing, I'm expected to stay up with the baby all night long, cook, do the dishes, and help move into the new house. ><

My mom actually scolded me for letting my husbands mom take care of the baby a few hours a day so I can nap while my husband is at work. She says 'who's raising this baby, her or you?'

edit: I'm so sorry Smelena, I forgot to wish you a quick recovery ^^

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03 Dec 2007, 7:23 pm

Looks like Ubby, cubed, got the last laugh on this one!

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09 Dec 2007, 7:15 am

Goche21 wrote:

That's dreadful! Why can't your mum help with the baby? Would she like it if your stitches got infected and you had to be hospitalised with an infection. New mothers are supposed to be "spoiled" and it used to be quite common for families to get a lady "in" to do some of the housework to let the mother rest. Your husband should also be helping more with the housework too.

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