You know what it's like. You're sick, sick enough to stay home, but you're an adult... you should be able to power through. Still, there's something nice about being taken care of. It stirs up memories. Read all about it at R.D. Ray's over here...
In the meantime... when sick, what are your comfort foods from your childhood?? Do they still do the trick? What other desires well up deep from within when sick?? And, better yet, if married or living with someone, is your significant other willing to perform such duties? I can be the queen of TLC when those I love are sick, but once Grizzled starts going a little too Sarah Bernhardt on me... I tend to shrink back. Really, is blowing your nose that dramatic??
Go visit R.D. Ray. He's sick (but that's why we love him!). He could use the company.
The Skimmer is a wonderful caretaker when I'm sick. I, myself, though, am no Florence Nightingale! I normally have two suggestions. 1) Want some Advil? 2) Put some hydrogen peroxide on it.
Hydrogen peroxide is a cure all, I swear!
My deep rooted memories from being sick when I was young....
Loved the cold washcloth on the forehead and getting to watch The Price is Right!
Posted by: blue girl | April 22, 2009 at 04:45 PM
Hydrogen peroxide is a cure all, I swear!
Gawd... you and Grizzled must have been separated at birth.
Being married and being sick is tricky... there are times when you're oh, so willing to help and ease the pain and other times when you can't help but roll your eyes and click your tongue!
The cold washcloth is nirvana. :)
Posted by: Jennifer | April 22, 2009 at 04:49 PM
So very glad I touched someone with my memories of childhood illness. Thanks for the shout out Jen. Oh, and Blue Girl, with hydrogen peroxide, duct tape, and a few coat hangers, we can conquer the world.
Posted by: R.D. Ray | April 22, 2009 at 05:32 PM
Grizzled's not being melodramatic. You just don't appreciate how sick we men get when we fall ill.
Posted by: Snag | April 22, 2009 at 08:38 PM
You could be in a knife fight. All cut up. Searing pain everywhere. And then squeeze a cotton ball of hydrogen peroxide over the cuts and POOF! All better.
It's magic!
Really, is blowing your nose that dramatic??
I could win an Academy Award when I sneeze! It's *that* dramatic.
Posted by: blue girl | April 23, 2009 at 08:02 AM
I've been more or less home sick with a bad cold since Monday and I've actually been kind of enjoying it. It's a little bit like a mini-version of that six-week time-out you were talking about. Now I'm going back to bed again with some Bukowski poems and my cat...nice...
Posted by: Dan Leo | April 23, 2009 at 03:50 PM