I’ve gone and done it, I’ve caught the Man Cold. Do you know the one I mean? For the last three days I have been craving the warmth of my bed, just wishing I could spend the hours smothered beneath the layers of my duvet hiding from the world. The Man Cold is the unique kind of cold that gives you permission to whine, blow your nose, demand tea and ginger ale from your loved one’s, and maybe just maybe call your Mommy. The thing is, it’s just a freakin cold. I can’t be taken down be an exaggerated sniffle, a stuffy head and sore throat! I am a Mother. A warrior. A queen of all things multi-tasking. It’s time to suck it up buttercup.
So this morning, I declare war on the Man Cold. I will fake it until I feel it. Fake feeling better until I actually do? Can this be done?
I will give thanks to the creators of Visine, who will help me look like I slept longer then four hours last night.
I will pop Advil, DayQuil and NyQuil over and over until something kicks in!
I will plaster on an extra layer of make-up and pretend I don’t look as bad as I feel.
I will greet my girls with enthusiasm, stop and listen to them intently , even though all I can really hear is some strange kind of buzzing sound . Huh? Maybe I should get that checked out?
I will car pool with gusto, even allowing the radio to “be cranked all the way up”.
I will fight the germs with Vitamin’s, orange juice and chicken soup.
I will spray my house with every cleaning product known to mankind.
I will sneak a nap when nobody is looking, this is how it is done in the suburbs.
I will cook food I can’t taste. Smile when I don’t feel like smiling, and power through this day. I will remember we only get so much time with our babies and I will not let a stupid Man Cold rob me of an entire week!
Plain and simple, today, I will suck it up buttercup. Sniffle and sigh, wish me luck.
I hate the man cold. I crumble to it.
Oh my goodness, feel better soon! (I’ve totally faked it until I made it, such is life!)
us women always have to suck it up for our families and jobs, when we are sick there is still a household to run because nothing will get done, meanwhile the men can stay in bed and whine and complain,,big babies lol. Love that one commercial..”Kim,Kim call my mom” yup that’s so true lol
suck it up buttercup – lol. drugs are a good thing at times like these.
feel better!!!! 🙂
Aw hope you feel better!
Yep, you are MOTHER , hear you sputter!
We have had so much horrible stuff move through and I get it ALL and 5x worst. Immune system has been JohnWayned…shot to hell! Hope YOU are feeling better! (my buttercup days ended about 18 months ago…been treading water since).
Caught a cold tending to all the man cold peeps in my house. Was sucking it up until it knocked me right on my ass. Good luck!
Wishing you a speedy recovery from this man cold!
Feel better soon…..((HUGS))
i am no where near sucking it up! I’ve called uncle! I’m sleeping like a rock, I pulled 2 from school. One was sick one was almost sick but I couldn’t go get him if he got worse so I pulled him. Today is the first day I haven’t coughed up something, but if I could just get the headaches to stop pounding?
I don’t want to touch my makeup for fear or contaminating it. LOL
Oh sweetie you have a really bad case of the Man Cold. Go to bed, indulge in some terrible day time TV, go to sleep and I hope you feel better soon!
Awww 🙁 I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you so so much, I am on the mend!
Yucky…..it’s hard. I woke up feeling the man-cold this morning, but I’m going to ignore it. 🙂
LOL
I HOPE you are feeling better by now!
XOXO
Oh no!! The Man Cold is everywhere!! Hope you don’t get a bad case of it.
AND over the counter Meds are a wonderful thing, feeling much better today! Thanks 🙂