You and I have both had a cold for a few days now. You're handling it much better than I am, surprisingly. My guess is your throat/ears are not as badly blocked as mine. The world is echoing in my head, and every swallow is an adventure in pain. You seem to be over that part of your cold, and back to eating well and having the energy to cause trouble. And I'm glad. It means I don't have to keep you home from school, or worry about finding a doctor. Healthy, happy toddler!
However, one of your more challenging toddler-traits - independence - is much harder for me to handle when I'm not feeling well. See, when I'm happy and energetic, I can accept that you're going to do something ("clean up" your lunch, get "a" wipe to wipe up your hands or table, get dressed/undressed) that I'll have to redo later, after listening to you scream that it didn't go the way you wanted in the first place. It's learning. It's good for you, and good for teaching me patience.
But when I'm sick? I really don't want to watch you struggle with something that I could get done in 2 seconds, listen to you scream it isn't working (did I mention how the world is echoing between my stuffed up ears?), and then have to do it for you anyway while cleaning up the messes that were caused in the process.
I love you. You're wonderful, and smart and learning all kinds of new things every day.
But, please... until I'm feeling better, can we go back to sign language? And asking for help?
Thanks,
Mom
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