Why, you might ask? Because 3 minutes into Grey's, I heard a ruckus from upstairs. When I when to investigate, I found P flailing in his bed, screaming and clawing at his ear.
Imagine your favorite swear here.
- First line of treatment: Acetaminophen. Reaction: Continued flailing and clawing and screaming.
- Second line of treatment: Hand-holding. Reaction: Behavior unchanged, except for brief intervals of whimpering instead of screaming. G wakes up, peeved.
- Third line of treatment: Offering to bring him downstairs. Reaction: Continued bawling, agreement that he should move downstairs. I move Haney from the sofa, where she passed out at 7, up to her bed. I experience a fleeting fear that she will be up later with these symptoms.
- Fourth line of treatment: Ibuprofen. Reaction: Tears; fear; eventual acceptance of the grape-flavored drug.
- Fifth line of treatment: Rice sock. Reaction: Tears; screaming; terror; shrinking from the rice sock in fear.
- Sixth line of treatment: Spongebob. Reaction: Tears; screaming. (That was me.)
- Seventh line of treatment: Story about Christy's son Glen agreeing to use a rice sock. Reaction: Cautious acceptance. Some relief.
So, here we are. It's 9:51. Grey's is half over. I can't watch it in the living room because we are recording two shows. I can't stop recording either show because I don't want Jason to be sad. (Wife points.) We are huddled on the office floor, watching Spongebob. A little tear is perched precariously on my lower eyelashes... ah, there it goes, sliding slowly down my cheek.
And that is why I am the best wife and mother ever.
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You are awesome. You can watch grey's online tomorrow.
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Glad that it's not a cbs show since they don't make theirs available online. That's how we prioritize TV shows.
ReplyDeleteYou are super mom. I don't think I'd sit through a Spongebob at night. I might have flying pants nightmares.
OH MAN! I can't believe you missed it!!! Sorry your little man is sick but UGH! Of all nights!
ReplyDeleteBest wife and mom ever, indeed. Not sure I could have done what you did.
ReplyDeleteI am encouraged that you find yourself moving small children to their beds from places they have collapsed at various points in the evening. My hubby is afeared that we are teaching our daughters to be too comfortable sleeping in strange places because I let them fall asleep wherever they happen to be, if things are too crazy otherwise. Dads are wiggy about their daughters, of course.
I can't sit through Spongebob in broad daylight, let alone when something much better is on.
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You deserve a tiara. And a drink. Or ten.
ReplyDeleteYou win the award. Sponge Bob makes me cry too... and not the good kind, the ugly kind.
ReplyDeleteGood thing you can watch it online because it was a doozy!
ReplyDeleteYou are an awesome mom. Sorry about Grey's. I haven't seen it yet. I am sorry about your little man. Hot water bottles always work here.
ReplyDeleteI am having a small heart-attack for you. I actually read this post while Grey's was taping, and I went to check if they are replaying it any time soon. No dice. Well, not here in St. Louis anyway. You know it will be on this summer (maybe right before the new season starts??)...we'll just have to keep our eyes open for it!!!!!
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