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Yesterday was Mother’s Day but I have to be honest and tell you all that Mother’s Day was so far from my mind. You see, my kid has strep throat and for any parent who’s had a kid that has had strep throat, you know how painful it is to see your kid suffer through it all. Over the past week, we had many sleepless nights. In the past week, we’ve had fevers, 2 throw ups, fever medication, a visit to the doctor that confirmed the strep throat, and now the antibiotics.
Over the past week, my husband and I have tried a ton of soft foods to try and get our kid to eat. Let’s see, there was chicken noodle soup with little star pasta (worked sort of), egg bread (worked dipped and soggy with milk), tofu (that worked), yogurt (NOPE), runny overcooked oatmeal (NOPE), milk (nope, we switched to 1% and that worked a bit), but for a few days there, even water hurt.
This past week, I have really been reminded that each day should be appreciated. It’s not the big things and it’s certainly not about the biggest hoopla. This year, with my kid being sick and missing a whole week of school, there was no Mother’s Day card but I didn’t need it. This year, my Mother’s Day gift came in the form of an early morning hug and a “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom” completely of her own free will and memory. Honestly, I had already forgotten it was Mother’s Day. For me, it was just day 4 of the antibiotics.
For me this Mother’s Day, the greatest gift was seeing my kid’s smiling face on the mend from that nasty strep throat bug. That is the biggest and bestest (yes, I know this word doesn’t exist but it’s fitting, no?) gift around.
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