tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post114020248372628725..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: My metaphorical housesIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140400234178121212006-02-19T20:50:00.000-05:002006-02-19T20:50:00.000-05:00I know what you mean about circumscribed! It's so ...I know what you mean about circumscribed! It's so hard, so hard, to feel like a whole person when you are essentially at someone else's whim at all times.<BR/><BR/>For a long time Jeff or I would stay with Sean until he fell asleep. It bred much resentment, but we couldn't figure out any other way. Like a lot of concerns, this one just resolved itself as he got older.<BR/><BR/>I hope things get better for you soon.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358441701832129130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140316276504448582006-02-18T21:31:00.000-05:002006-02-18T21:31:00.000-05:00We've been sick this week. It's bad enough when y...We've been sick this week. It's bad enough when your child is sick, and then when it his you--wham.<BR/><BR/>So many questions. My answer...you do what you can tolerate...and yes, it's okay if you make them cry sometimes.<BR/><BR/>xoRaehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755307808583494663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140299230992866642006-02-18T16:47:00.000-05:002006-02-18T16:47:00.000-05:00Though my metaphorical houses (some not much more ...Though my metaphorical houses (some not much more than outbuildings) are somewhat different from yours, I've felt them all about to tumble, whether from pressure or neglect. Currently, they seem stable, if a bit ramshackle, but I know that will change.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had recommendations about caring for sick children, but I have none. Sick husbands are a different matter, and perhaps the suggestions would translate for one 40 years younger, but I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140202925903829272006-02-17T14:02:00.000-05:002006-02-17T14:02:00.000-05:00I know how you feel. Looking after a sick child c...I know how you feel. Looking after a sick child can be all consuming. They want something, and yet they don't know what they want....<BR/><BR/>I have four, and I dread sick days. The worst was when they all got the chicken pox 4 years ago...Undercover Angel https://www.blogger.com/profile/06995794675832418220noreply@blogger.com