Most of the
time when raising young children it was clear cut when they got sick you would
keep them home from school. Fevers were top indicators, and then there would be
the times especially when their orifices were spewing out internal juices,
fairly clear-cut there too. Bellyaches were open to interpretations and often we parents
would ask a couple of questions like are there any tests today or is someone giving
you a hard time? Sure there were bullies back then, nothing new there. Yes, to a
test would give way to a more in-depth question and answer period in the
subject of the test to be given; if the answers were right then the child would
stay home, simplicity at its finest. Bullying has always been a touchy issue
and at times it left most of us parents with either telling our loving parts of
us to turn the other cheek or stand up to the coward!
Today, interference
is not any difference than then, then I bet if you thought you might intervene with
a teacher or principal or the other child’s parents it was a double edge sword
and most offspring would beg you not to…due to fear of the worse happening.
But gosh
nothing like what you hear about today.
Our kids were
born during the 1970’s, and turned out great anyhow!
In spite of
our ineptitude of having the mistake of deciding to have them while still in
our twenties!
We grew up
with them and sometimes I do believe they grew up further than us.
Trial and
error is how we parented and somehow they remained alive!
Love is all
you have is what we thought and respected their independence to think for
themselves, since I still believe that most all children learn right from wrong
by the age of three and if they haven’t too bad for all involved with that
portion of their education.
Now I can
hear you all in the background calling me a hippy dippy parent, and thanks! Actually,
as you know, no, I cannot hear you still…
The reason I
started on the sick topic when to know when to go out into public and all with
something contagious that is… You see I am still respiratorily ill (new word,
where do I find them, hmm?) I am not sure if I am still contagious, but I
rather err on the side of caution and so today we did not go to the gym/rehab I
am still quite congested and therefore, and coughing even with dosing every
four hours and weak, did I mention that I am weak, yep weak too. And darn, tomorrow
I was looking forward to having lunch with an old friend and her toddler
daughter, a not quite three year old that is for Hubby and me to have lunch out
with them. The younger woman was our number one son’s girlfriend years ago and
had since married and had a daughter who will be three in a couple of months. We
have been keeping in contact online with FB and it would have been nice to see each
other for the first time in over eight years in person. And yes, number one said that our
friendship could remain and he is still friends with her and her husband too
and went to the wedding and we were even invited, but couldn’t go.
Sadly, I had
to cancel due to how I feel and so it does make me feel badly about that, but I
really felt we had no choice.
I am fading
now, dizzy again… and so I will bid you all adieu
And on that
note of wanting to know what would you do, allow me to be the very first to
wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your
blessings and share all your overages with you know who and we will too!
And next
time please be here or be square, ya hear!
PS this
might turn out to be a great diet too, being ill, since my appetite has
diminished significantly…oh well... I'll take what I can get.