Sick As a Frickin' Dog

what does that phrase even mean? i suppose it means that when a dog is sick then it is REALLY sick. but i wouldn't know that sort of thing since i don't have a dog. i used to have a dog, when i was a child. actually i had several...usually all at different times. i think i even had a goat. but that would take this entry to another level, so i will stop there.

anyway, growing up in the country i noticed that having a dog in the country is different than having one in "civilization." i mean, the city:) from my perspective, dogs that "grow up" in the city are part of the family. they live inside, have a special doggie bed. or even a special room, just for them. maybe they poop and pee in a special doggie toliet..perhaps i have gone to far. perhaps not. perhaps they wear adorable little outfits (gag reflex) or maybe they go to the "dainty doggie diner" , or the "bit o' biscuit bakery." at the least they go to the "pretty puppy palace." where they are groomed and treated as if they were at a day spa. but seriously, don't take me too seriously... because i really have no clue as to what i am talking about. okay, so i do. but i may be slightly of course:)

anyway. dogs in the country are more like dogs rather than people. i think they are less like family. more like "man's best friend." out to protect the household. scavenging the creatures that try to occupy the yard. the companion that goes hiking or camping or hunting or... maybe they sleep inside but they do not have their own room. they probably have a special blanket that someone left on the floor and never picked up but they most likely do not have a bed of their own. they do not go to the doggie bakery, or the doggie day spa or the doggie diner. they DO NOT have a doggie toliet. they pee and poo outside. they eat whatever they find, inside and out. they eat dog food too, but that is never as good as the rodents they find.
their only bath is when they jump in the river or your neighbor's swimming pool.
a special treat for them is a slice of bacon straight from the breakfast table. or some disgusting concoction of leftovers your mother has been adding to for days. this is her special "treat" for the precious puppy.

so anyway, i had a point here and it wasn't about dogs. oh yah, i am sick AS a DOG. there it is. my point. and two paragraphs later i am back.

i had the flu yesterday. the throwing up flu. more like the barfing flu. or the up chucking flu. whatever you like to call it will work. i just like to make sure that people know how bad it was and is. so forgive all of the descriptions.
yesterday i was so dead i could not walk or get out of bed except when i had to leap for the toilet before well, you know.
i think we have all had it before. the flu. no one really remembers how bad it is until they have it. and then they forget until the next time. i suppose that is a good thing. if we remembered how bad it was the time before we may all want to kill ourselves than have it again. i suppose that is how God protects the human race. morbid, i know:)

i am better today. not well, but better. did i mention that my 1 year old also has it, although not as bad. oh and my husband has it too. luckily he didn't have it yesterday when i was deathly ill. today he was "more" deathly ill than me so i watched the kids. sucks though. two sick parents and no one to take care of us.
oh to be 5 again. you know. the days when you "almost enjoyed" getting sick and your mom was there at every beckon call.
she rubbed your head and made you soup. gave you gatorade and saltine crackers. maybe she even had some special "trick" as to making you feel a bit better. like reading you a story, renting all of your favorite movies or giving you a popsicle or ice cream when your tummy could handle it. those were the days.

now as a parent i have to try to recreate all of those special "techniques" of how to care for my sick children. i actually kind of enjoy it though. i know, morbid again.
but only for a little while though, and only if i am not sick myself. so there are some "boundaries" here okay.? only on my terms.

i like taking care of my kids when they are not well because i feel like in some way i am more loving. i am able to show them how much i love them when they don't feel well. when they can't do anything for themselves, i am there. of course we all like that feeling of being needed. minus the throw up part.

so that's it. just felt like talkin' about dogs and throw up:)