Mom – AKA Nurse and Comforter

When I was growing up, I was pampered whenever I was sick.  If I had to go to doctor for shots, we’d get milkshakes afterwards.  If I had pink eye, my mom or stepmom would lovingly put those nasty drops into my eye.  When I had earaches, I would be held and comforted.  When I had the flu, I’d be set up with chicken noodle soup (or broth), saltine crackers, and gatorade.  I was hooked up!

Now I’m the mom and it’s my turn to be the one to make the chicken noodle soup, serve the gatorade, put the nasty eye drops in the eye, and comfort my little guys.  It can be challenging sometimes, especially when there is no immediate way to relieve the discomfort.  It’s amazing how far a hug, kiss, and lullaby will go in these instances.

There are birthday parties we’ve missed or Girl’s Nights Out I’ve missed, but I don’t regret it.  My husband would offer to take care of the sick kids, but I wanted to be there with them in case anything went wrong (or I had to be the vomit catcher – lol).  I’m thankful for my kids, whether they are healthy or feeling sick.  I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to be able to stay home with them.

As a mom, it’s important to me that I choose medications that are safe for my children to take.  I love the homeopathic medicines, such as Similasan.  I purchased the Pink Eye medicine for myself when I was sick in California and it worked amazingly!  We all know that Pink Eye is no fun (especially when you as the mom have it).  I was definitely impressed with it and would not hesitate to use their products in the future.  I also like that their products are homeopathic.

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Similasan and JuiceBoxJungle sponsored me to write this post, and they asked me to talk about the things I’ve missed because of kid-illnesses, and to mention this sweet contest!