Ugh. If there is anything less glamorous about being a parent than being doused with body fluids not your own, I don't know what it is. Blynken and Nod-girl are down with the latest crud.
The care for children is one of God's greatest gifts to mankind. It simultaneously takes care of the immediate physical necessities of the needy, strengthens the emotional and psychological bond between parent and child, instills unselfishness in the caregiver, and increases the parent's ability to love.
Whew. That's a big job for some stomach acid and waste water.
And we must really love the little kids to do that all that for them; only God could have devised a method for saving the world through snot and other unmentionables. While not entirely theologically accurate, it is perhaps an appropriate meditation for Holy Week to ponder the infinite value of Jesus' love and sacrifice as mirrored in our mundane lives.
All I know is that with the first two Nodlings down, we may get several more chances to find out.
2 comments:
Kate, Simon, Mary, AND her parents are all having bodily fluid adventures up in New York.
While on one hand I am sure that if I were with them I'd be exposed and also infected, it is frustrating to be here and not able to help.
Eww. Sorry to hear it buddy. Hope everybody gets better and soon. Thoughts and prayers your way.
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