“My kids have a cold…again,” I told a friend. She responded, “I hope everyone feels better soon.” That’s a kind and polite response, but as a homeschooling mom with small children, a cold going through the house can be a trial. The children are fussy and cry a lot. Sometimes they can’t sleep well due to coughing at night. Someone always needs a nose wiped; if I don’t wipe it soon enough, the child wipes it on me. I forgot to mention the oldest, who sobs about a sore throat. Oh, and school is half done. The cold takes three weeks to get through everyone. Then we have a week where all is calm. We do our nature walks, go to the library, and go to co-op classes. Then we are sick again. “Oh, yes,” I told my friend. “I hope my kids feel better soon.”
Uncommon Thoughts about the Common Cold
Uncommon Thoughts about the Common Cold
Uncommon Thoughts about the Common Cold
“My kids have a cold…again,” I told a friend. She responded, “I hope everyone feels better soon.” That’s a kind and polite response, but as a homeschooling mom with small children, a cold going through the house can be a trial. The children are fussy and cry a lot. Sometimes they can’t sleep well due to coughing at night. Someone always needs a nose wiped; if I don’t wipe it soon enough, the child wipes it on me. I forgot to mention the oldest, who sobs about a sore throat. Oh, and school is half done. The cold takes three weeks to get through everyone. Then we have a week where all is calm. We do our nature walks, go to the library, and go to co-op classes. Then we are sick again. “Oh, yes,” I told my friend. “I hope my kids feel better soon.”