Th entirety of the life of a single parent is too much for most people to fathom. Being the only grown up in a house is beyond exhausting. But I live it every day. I rarely, very rarely take a pass at anything. There have been occasions where my sister or mom has pushed me out the door while they babysat with clear instruction to go have fun. That is about the extent of it.
I do have a line in the sand. When he had a spider bite and needed wound packing, I held him, mom did it. We all cried....
When he pulled the skin glue off the gash in his forehead....I couldn't bear to mess with the cut....we went back to the pediatrician and he did it. I took a pass on those, not because they are gross but because I can't bear to see Munchkin hurt, and having me cause any of the hurt is inconceivable.
He has had some warts on the bottom of his foot. I have been treating them with the OTC crap for weeks to no avail. Today we had a dr appointment for his asthma and I called and asked if we could kill two birds with one stone (copay). The dr did his thing, froze and removed them. Then I showed him where he had one by the nail that had fallen off but still looked funny. He said that I just needed to pull the last piece out. I laughed and responded, "go ahead". Literally those were the words that came out of my mouth. Sometimes I'm so flippant I shock myself. But, that's my line. In pulling that last little bit out, it was going to hurt munchkin and I was not about to do that. The doctor looked at me, chuckled and did it. He remembered our last conversation about this.
I am Munchkin's mom. It is just us. I have a line. I have pulled out splinters, applied bactine and peroxide to scrapes, I have even pulled out ticks and stingers. I will do what I have to do, but given the choice, I will let the doctor hurt him for a second and I will hug him and let him squeeze my hand.
So today I had the rare occasion to take a pass and I did.
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