I think I could have the flu....from what I hear, any flu you have now is the swine flu. I don't care whether it is the swine flu, bird flu, or giraffe flu; it doesn't change how sick you feel. I am not sure what it is. It might not be the flu. I was thinking of something interesting though: when you are a mom, you don't get sick days. You are still a mom from the time you wake up, past the time you go to bed. It never changes, and you can't call in or just not show up at work.
I was at my o.b.'s office about a year ago, and I was offering empathy for the nurse practitioner because she wasn't feeling well. She responded by telling me that she is not allowed to call in sick. "Yeah, I know how that feels," is how I responded, and she seemed more irritated than amused.
A mom does not get sick days in their contract. She does not get personal days or mental health days. If she did, I think I would have to take advantage of some of those. A mom is a mom 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, all year long. She doesn't get a vacation, sick days, or time off.
There is a great thing about being a mom though: no matter what happens, a mom will always be a mom. I can be a mom in my pajamas, just as well as I can be a mom in my skirt. There is not a dress code that I have to follow. Nor, is there a rule book to go by... And despite of what I look like or how I feel, I can never be fired! I will always be a mom, and I hope to always be grateful for that.
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