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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons incl...
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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons including Chicago and Boston. Exercise is an integral part of my life. I hope to one day go back to long distance running and tackle the New York City Marathon. Right now I run after my one year old son. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, we are rarely "at home." My mom also stayed at home with my brother and me. She warned me that, although rewarding, it can be isolating. So, with her help, I learned the importance of getting out into the community and meeting other mothers. On the rare occasion when I am at home and have a hand or two free, I squeeze in time to scrapbook. As a new mom, many challenges are thrown my way. I hope my opinions, triumphs, and struggles help experienced parents reminisce, new parents cope, and parents-to-be get an honest glimpse of what the first years of motherhood can entail.
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Sometimes the Rules Go Out the Window
Uploaded: Jan 24, 2015
Taking care of kids is hard. Taking care of kids when you are under the weather is definitely harder.
You've probably seen the
DayQuil and NyQuil commercial about moms and dads not taking sick days but instead taking medicine to power through their colds.
Yes, medicine can be great for helping us parents conquer our colds. But, it may not be enough, especially if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and have much more limited options of what medications you can take.
So, what do you do when you are sick? I feel extremely lucky to have support when I feel under the weather. I have close friends I could call to drop off a meal or even watch the kids for a couple of hours. A husband who could come home from work early or pick up a few things from the grocery store on his way home. And a toddler who understands when his mom is not at 100%.
Sometimes it's best for everyone if parents do take sick days. They probably can't stay in bed all day resting and watching TV. But they can spend the day throwing the rules out the window and focusing on resting and recovering. Let's watch movies instead of running around at the park, color instead of clean, read a whole pile of books, and eat snack food throughout the day instead of cooking or baking. And try our hardest not to pass the cold on to anyone else in the family.
How do/did you handle being sick with kids at home? Do you power through? Call in others for support? Let the rules fly out the window?
Community.
What is it worth to you?
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