Yes, I know it's only Tuesday. Henry is sick again and we all know that when that happens, I get all crazy and crazy stressed and did I mention, just plain crazy? How the fuck do single parents do this? I know this is the next 15 years at least of my life. When he gets sick, I have to drop everything to take care of him. That sounds awful, that, "I have to" part. I know I should think of it as, "I get to" but when it's happening and I have a million things to figure out in order to make sure his needs are met AND I keep my job, it's not fun. It sucks. It's really difficult and scary and fuuuuuuuuck. This is why there are two parents but in Henry's case, there is one custodial parent and one non-custodial parent that chose to live so far away, he cannot be helpful in these situations. Thankfully Henry and I are lucky in that we have others who love us and who we trust enough to be with him on the days that he can't go to day care and I have to go to work and his grandparents can't stay home with him. Well, we have one other and I don't think we will ever be able to thank him enough for his support and love all the time, but especially when we need it the most. I'm hoping Henry feels better tomorrow, well enough to go back to day care. I get lots more done at work when I'm not worried about him. On days like this, when I'm constantly wondering how he's doing, I tend to take a lunch break and I write blog posts in order to clear my head. On days when he's at day care I work right through the day, taking little breaks here and there until it's time to go pick him up and head home.
I can do this.
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