| A Sad Week... Open house nights at school are always interesting. I don't know about you, but when I go to an open house, I am there for the express purpose of comparing my child to others. I praise my children and inwardly gloat over their superior artwork. Admit it...you do this too. Someone told me once that all mothers feel that their children's art is the best. I don't think so. I think that all the other mothers look at my kids and feel jealous that theirs don't measure up. My kids are the best! My kindergartener has been battling mono for the past 6 months. She has missed a lot of school and, not completely understanding the illness, just knows that something is wrong. She has asked, "Mommy, why I am the only one who gets tired at school?" This poor little girl sleeps a lot. I knew this affected her emotionally as well, but didn't know the full extent of it until we went to open house last week. I looked at the bulletin board of happy, smiling bees, and saw one that had a sad face. I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I lifted the little bee and saw my daughter's name on the back of it. Just then, her teacher walked up and asked me what I thought of the bulletin board. "Well," I answered, jokingly, "I was looking at this sad little bee, thinking, 'There's a kid with some problems' and then I saw that it was my kid!" Later, I asked my daughter, "Why was your bee sad?" Here is the story she told me... |
| "The other bees are happy because they have honey. This bee is sad because he didn't get any honey. He didn't get any honey because he was sleeping and sleeping. When he finally woke up, the other bees had eaten it all. This bee is sad because he is so tired." Well, needless to say, this little story makes me feel really bad. I didn't feel like writing this week. Check back with me next week when I don't have the blahs. Moms can't make mono go away. Vitamins and healthy foods aren't helping. For a while, she appeared to be better, then relapsed. It just goes on and on... Anyone else out there ever have mono? If so, send my daughter Daisy a get-well note. That would make her feel extra special. Better yet, say a prayer for her. Write to Daisy... |
