The hardest parts of being a parent
Parenthood is a magical experience but it is also filled with lots of very challenging moments. I'm fortunate enough to live in a great country that takes care of a lot of the living requirements so safety isn't a big concern.
For this, I know I am quite privileged and as I read through many of the parenting blogs on @Motherhood I learn new things about the different challenging life experiences we all have.
But I also learn that raising children is much the same no matter what part of the rock we live on. All kids have the same temper tantrums, all kids go through pretty much the developmental stages and all kids explore the world in a similar way.
It's amazing at how far away we are from each other, how different cultures are yet as humans we are all the same.
No matter the differences in geolocation parenting presents it's own challenges and I think many of us are never really ready for it. But we love it all the same.
One of my biggest fears over the past 3 years has been around COVID, not so much that it was going to kill us but how sick we would get if we contracted the virus.
My parenter and I just had out second child as COVID was beginning to go into full swing.
With it, my biggest fear was how we would both cope if we ended up bed ridden for a few days.
As everyone in here knows kids under 5 are extremely challenging not because they are challenging but because at that age they are very much unable to do much for themselves.
A new born presents even more challenges as they require regular feeding and need their whole life managed for them.
I spent much of those early years scared about ending up bed ridden unable to move and having two children near malnutrition because no one could feed them.
A few weeks ago we were hit with COVID and first my wife contracted it and I was worried that I too would get it. Her first day wasn't the best and she was stuck in bed.
Then the kids came down with it and I was still clear. By day 3 I didn't have any signs or symptoms and all tests came back negative.
I got lucky and was able to manage the household while everyone was sick. Although the kids were asymptomatic and only tested positive for two days.
We were fortunate that I didn't contract it as I was still able to move freely around without any restrictions and could take care of the house.
Then just as COVID passed the household has come down with a bad strain of influenza which has hurt a lot more than COVID, so I'm told.
This one's taken the kids out too whom are all in bed with temperatures and aches and pains.
Again I am lucky as it seems to have skipped me I've lifted my exercising and continue to train.
I did feel a little run down but nothing too bad and I've been able to once again take care of everyone.
But it has got me thinking about the things we worry about as parents. Am I alone in how I fear getting sick and not having anyone able to care for the kids or is this something that everyone else also fears?
How have you handled parenting while being sick or is it as they say, as parents we can't afford to get sick.
Oh, so sorry about the illness that has overtaken your household. Fair enough, you are exempted, at least they have someone to take care of them. I wish them a speedy recovery.
Personally, I try as much as I can to avoid being sick by consuming some immune booster from time to time🤩. I detest sickness with passion but then, when nature calls, there is nothing anyone could do but accept it and deal with it.
While I am sick, I usually opt for a helping hand maybe from my mum or any available relations.
It's good to know I'm not the only one that avoids as best I can getting sick. It makes everything so much harder and more challenging.
Thats wonderful that you can get a helping hand.
As parents it becomes really problematic to get sick. My son has asthma. A little flu turns into a bad chest infection and nasal congestion. His sickness turns the things upside down for me. Last week I also get fever along with my son. It became too difficult for me to perform chores along with handling my son's illness. Due to fever my body wasn't working well but the time demanded me to do all. I was thinking a mother shpuld never fall ill.
It is good to know @melbourneswest that at least you were well in your family so you could take care of them.
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Oh now I hope you recovered well and it didn't keep you out. It is soooo much harder as a parent when getting sick. I try my best to avoid it
Thanks to God I have recovered. Two days were too tough.