Who takes care of you when you are sick? When I was married I never worried too much when I was sick. My ex husband was still going to work every day and when he came home Hailey was fed and the house was somewhat maintained. There was some catching up to do when I felt better but it never got too out of hand.
As a single mom, being sick is a real pain in the rear end! I was reminded of this when my back, my good and faithful back that has never bothered me, decided that it was going to hurt, and hurt bad. It hurt a little when I woke up but by the time I sat in a chair at work for eight hours it was screaming. I came home and put myself straight to bed with a heating pad and some chocolate chips- they’re medicinal you know.
Now that Hailey is older I didn’t really have to worry about her dinner or anything but I remember when I was newly divorced and got the stomach flu. It was miserable, one of those times when even lifting your head induces vomiting. My poor ten year old was emptying my vomit bucket for several days.
I remember laying on the couch feeling sorry for myself. Not only did I feel terrible but I couldn’t even do the most basic things for my daughter, she was eating pop tarts for dinner.
It was times like those that I felt totally alone. When I was finally able to sit upright without getting sick the house was a mess. Hailey tried not to make a mess but the poor kid had to eat. There was laundry everywhere, the house was a disaster. So, finally feeling at least human I spent the next two days getting the house back in order, all while worrying if I had enough sick time to cover the time I had been off work, and if I didn’t what bills I would be able to juggle until I could get caught up again.
I hate feeling helpless and when you are a single mom and you get sick, that’s exactly how you feel. Gone are the days you can curl up on the couch until you feel better, now there is a little person who only has you to depend on, you have to find a way to push through. No matter how much your back hurts.