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My Morbid Hobby

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 31 January 2008 in People & Portraits.

I have this hobby--i collect the coloured caps of the medicine bottles each time the boys fall sick and get to see the doctor.If i had started collecting since Caleb was born,i probably could fill up a bottle by now,but it's better to be late than never.

So Caleb has not been able to attend school because of his fever and flu.His fever has been quite persistent for about 2 days and he coughs really badly and he has really been in a bad mood.When i bring the boys out for a short while,he got really agitated a few times when some kind hearted people helped me to shift the stroller a bit in th lift or through the train gantry.He'll yell and scream and cry until i was one finger's distance from him.

At night,he coughs really badly until he trembled and vomited his food.He also didnt want to eat his meals,afraid that he will vomit.And he had been vomiting his meals the past few days.Today he seemed better in that he didnt throw up but he still coughs badly.Hub and Ian have also caught the bug and is also coughing and has a runny nose. I also caught the bug and my nose went on a marathon race without informing me.

It dawned upon me that a mother's work never ends. When i was a working mom,i could leave Caleb with other caregivers and rest or return to work,but somehow,as a stay-home mom,I am on-call 24/7. There is no back-up. It doesnt matter that i had to drag my dying carcass around the house with a preschooler clinging on to my legs as if for dear life and a baby choking me with his little arms, everything around the house still has got to be done,by the mother of course.

I just hope we will all get well in time to celebrate Chinese New Year next week.I dont want some relatives-in-law to start asking me why I 'allowed' my kids to fall sick again.
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