"Can I have some water, Momma?" my five-year-old croaked from his bed. He had just woken up and I assumed the water request was really just a plea for my attention. About fifteen minutes later, I heard vomiting in the boys' bathroom. When I hurried in there, the little guy said, "Told you my belly hurt, Momma."
"No, sweetie, you asked for water."
"Oh yeah, I forgot to say I wanted water 'cause my belly hurt and I was sick."
And so began the day. I have to give it to Lucas, though. He isn't a whiner. He simply tries to make sense of it all.
Can I have cereal, Momma?
No, no milk when you are sick.
Oh, when I am sick, I can't have drinks?
You can drink, but let's stick to water.
Oh, can I have dry cereal then?
Sure.
Five minutes later:
Can I have cereal, Momma?
More cereal? Maybe you should wait.
Oh, I have to only eat one time when I am sick.
No, but let's give that time to settle.
Thirty minutes later:
Can I have a popsicle, Momma? And cereal?
Just the popsicle, dear.
Oh when I am sick I can only eat one food at a time?
Followed by more questions all day long:
When I am sick, I have to eat slow, Momma?
When I am sick, I can't have jelly, Momma?
When I am sick, I have to only hug, but not kiss, Momma?
Can I dance when I am sick, Momma?
When I am sick, I can't eat all of the popsicles, Momma?
Can I have some more cereal, then, Momma, 'cause I'm sick?
Maybe by the time he is better, he will have this sick thing all figured out. I'm pretty sure that I won't, though.
1 comment:
This post mademe chuckle as I read it. It may have been a tad "annoying" but I love how is shows the creative/imaginative mind of a child. It truly is a wonderful and beautiful; thing. It's so innocent, just trying to learn of the troubles of the world and what sickness/illness does to people to affect them. I think by asking questions like this it shows that he has quite a positive view of the world and sickness and exposure to disease is unfortunately beginning to enter his mind. I hope his mind stays pure as it seems!
-Matt Visk
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