So we just had the first round of flu go through our little family! It started with Camden...poor little man! He was soo sick! After spending two days getting thrown up on, and cleaning up everything that was unfortunate enough to also get christened, I got sick too! Luckily I was only sick for a day, while poor little Camden continued to be sick for his daddy...who also got sick the next day! Whew! It is finally four days later and for the most part we are all over this horrible bug. Today was spent doing load after load of laundry, trying to wash everything that had been used over the past few days, spraying every possible hard surface with Lysol, and cleaning the toilets...what a job!
As I was cleaning and picking up after our epidemic, I started to think about how underappreciated I was for all the work I had just done all weekend while we were all sick! How dare, my husband not even mutter a "Thank you" for anything that I had done for him! After all, I was just as sick as Camden and him, but I had to run all over the house fetching drinks and cleaning up after the two of them! I didn't really get a chance to be lazy while I was sick...how rude!
And then, as I was fuming and pulling the sheets off the bed, I thought about my mom...how many times had I told her "Thank you" for taking care of me when I was sick? Having two brothers and sister, I'm sure there were times that all of us got sick at the same time and probably got my mom sick as well! What a job! Had I ever told her "Thank you"? How RUDE!
All at once it sank in! Aa a mom, I have a very underappreciated job of having to constantly take care of my family, even in times when I may be sick or just sick and tired of caring! But as a mom, do it because I love my family and want the best for them. My mom had taken care of me and shown me how to take care of my precious little baby and husband, and I needed to take her example to heart. My attitude was wrong! I apologized to Jeremy for previously yelling at him, and continued to go about my cleaning with a better attitude.
The day is winding down now, and I feel like I have one more thing to do before it is over...Mom, THANK YOU!! Is there a mom in your life that you need to thank?
this is the first time ive been lucky enough to read your blog.... i literally cried when i read this... it is so true being a mom is a privalige yet the most difficult thing a woman can go through... and yes our moms are awesome for putting up with us with no thank yous... so from one mother to another.... THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteJamie, you are so right! Being a mom is all about sacrifice, but I personally don't think there is a more rewarding "role" in life than being a mom. It is SO hard to be sick your self and still be expected to take care of your sick family. But you sucked it up and you did it anyway, because you understand about self-less love and giving. Sadly there are many moms who don't...
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