C. has been back to school since the beginning of January. I went back on Tuesday. C. has had the flu all week. Of course!! J. helped out and the babysitter helped out so that I could at least conduct my first week of class. A. got it Saturday. The world hates me. But I have had the opportunity to see that the differences to men and women's responses to illness begin at a very young age.
C. , who is already motivationally challenged, was a pain in the ass. He couldn't do ANYTHING! Every time I asked him to, I don't know, wipe his butt, his response was...I CAN"T, I'M SICK!! At one point he actually told me he a was a "delicate boy" and would be unable to complete the task. Where the hell did that come from? He reminded me of his father just the weekend before. J. had caused his own illness and was unable to function, let alone get off the couch.
A. on the other hand, is never sick. Even with a 102 fever, she will swear to you that she is not sick. Anytime the thought of not going to school came up, she cried, " I"M NOT SICK!!" She's so afraid she is going to miss something. C. thinks nothing happens without him.
So, know J. and I are on preventive flu medication so that we don't get sick. J., of course is just mooching off my prescription because he can't believe the medical association wouldn't just give him a prescription over the phone. It's bullshit. I swear he is 70 years old.
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