They say that "we've all been there," at one time or another our CHILDREN embarrass us. Kids come without a filter, and we have to accept this...smile, laugh at it laugh and get on with the day. I can recall as a child, I told my Mother's friend that he had a big nose and it looked weird. She felt mortified and embarrassed....he had a certain health condition(and for the life of me, I cant remember what it was)......even today, she will mention it, its something that she and maybe he will never forget. Something happened to me last week, that made me think about that situation.
Last week(or so) I was on medication, for my throat infection. I let it go on for about two weeks before doing anything...which is bad, but I did it. I was too busy being a parent. While on medication, there were various side effects......especially, I noticed, if I didn't eat right....one was nausea and other was diarrhoea(enough said). I can write about this cause most of you I will never see....so its just out there....and its easier to tell you that then in person!! Plus...we all get it from time to time....but it can still be embarrassing.
One morning, it was a school day for both kids......it was a last minute decision.....I couldn't walk them.....I wouldn't make it(kinda like a Dumb and Dumber moment...you recall the film). So I sent both of them off, with strict instructions, don't talk to anyone...just go quickly to school. I was nervous that someone would pick up Katie cause she is soo light! Josh was heavy and looked older...I felt fine with him....although I am nervous, I will go around the house with the phone in hand, just in case!! Paranoid parent...gotta love it! NO phone call came.....and by the afternoon I was better!!
I went to pick the kids up after school. Katie came out. Then we had to wait for Josh, it turned out that his teacher wanted to see me in the class, with another parent. Don't worry it was all OK, both students needed help in writing a story and the teacher was telling us about it. So in the class, there were two teachers, two parents, and kids.....when all of a sudden, Josh asked me out loud(it seemed like that at the time) when there was a lull in the classroom....."Mommy, how is your diarrhoea?" I felt embarrassed.....teachers and parents and kids were looking at me.....I had to laugh it off, and they in turn, laughed too. I had to explain the medication and how it was a side effect. After all that, we talked about home work again!!!
Gotta love our kids....they will say anything at anytime...at least he showed some interest in me and was hoping that I was better...cause as he said, " I was worried about you, I don't want you to die!" No...I don't think that I can die from that!!
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