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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 12:10pm | IP Logged

 I feel really bad because Im not able to look after Joshua like I usually do on a weekend. I've been out of bed twice today, once to make his breakfast, and now on route to make his lunch.

This is the only time when being a single parent really gets me down. I feel pants, I look pants, and I must have a temperature because Joshua wont cuddle me, Im too minging hot for cuddles he said lol

He's been really good all morning, played quietly at the foot of the bed, while I layt in it. I cant expect him to do that all weekend. Im up now but just sitting here I want to go to bed, and after I made his breakfast all I wanted to do was sleep. Ive taken some anadin things so hopefully they'll start to kick in soon, but I feel like Im letting Joshua down.

Its weird, I have all the pains and everything else yet over time I've learnt how to deal with them and Joshua, a slight head cold and Im knocked off my feet lolol Head is pounding, nose is sore, eyes are yucky and sticky and I get ear ache when I blow my nose. I just want to curl up in a ball in a dark room with my duvet and sleep.

How do you guys keep your los entertained when you're not well? I hate having no energy for him  Urgh he's turned onthe noisey toys now, I best make his lunch so he's distracted lolol

Posted: 22 September 2007 at 1:05pm | IP Logged

I tend to make them feel specail watch tv under a duvet with me on sofa or all of us in bed watching tv.

Get them some snacks which he can help himself to and a drink in a bottle/beaker so he can be independent. Colouring crayons also a good thing as he can sit in your bed with a tray colouring you a get well picture...

get well soon hun

Posted: 22 September 2007 at 2:33pm | IP Logged

Yeah, it's pants being a single parent at times, you have no-one to turn to.  Plus, you can't just go to bed to suffer because who'd look after the rascal?  Thank gawd for childcare, I say, although it's the weekends that are the hardest.

I'm lucky that I have my mum.  However, she works mornings and I hate to put on her so I just get on with it.

My gripe is mainly with work.  My contract stipulates that if you have more than 10 working days off sick or more than 2 separate incidences off sick then you'll not be eligible for promotion.

Just recently I came down with a nasty cold.  All headaches, stuffed sinuses and sneezing, but worried about taking time off. So instead I went to work wrapped in layers of woolley clothing (it wasn't cold but I couldn't stop shivering) and infected everyone else! So now we're a team of four sniffling individuals who'd rather be at home getting better than being unproductive at work.

Hope you feel soon, lovey, I have every sympathy.