Monday, October 18, 2010

When It Sucks to Be a Mom

Some days, being a mom is so much fun.  And then there are days like today.  Nothing that the boys did was particularly bad, but I had to take Will to a doctor’s appointment.  The toughest days are when you want to cry but then you remember you're the big person.  Here’s one of the things that was on the wall:
Also, one of the approved solutions for his condition is to give him bleach baths.  Like he’s a gym sock.  I just want him to be better.


4 comments:

  1. I totally know what you mean about wanting to cry but you're the big person. :(

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  2. A bleach bath?! What in the world, that sounds pitiful!

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  3. Sad. :( What does he have that they would seriously suggest to a mother that she wash her child in bleach? It makes me feel sad and I'm not even a mom.

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  4. He has had a recurring staph infection for ten months. That's TEN months. We were referred out to a specialist looking for answers, and that was the only new solution he came up with. For the record, I will NOT be bathing my child in bleach.

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