Mommy Mayhem

"Pollen comes through window screens."

I rolled my eyes at Justin's comment and dismissed it with a shake of my head. "Pollen comes through window screens," I mocked. "Fresh air is good for the boys."

The windows stayed open.

. . . and today, my son paid the price. Hacking coughs sometimes filled with fluid, red swollen eyes, loss of appetite and slightly feverish, Jeremy was miserable.

Justin took him to After Hours - thank goodness we still have control over our healthcare and can take our son when he needs to be seen, not when the government says I can . . . wait, different topic. Justin took him to After Hours and when they got home, I looked over the discharge instructions and listened to Justin's synopsis of the visit. Conjunctivities and Sinus Infection something-something.

And to quote the doctor:
"AC must stay on and the windows have to be shut."

So I did this to him.

I kept the windows open after Justin, a lifetime severe allergy sufferer himself, advised against it. Jeremy was fine yesterday and hello, I am Dr. Mom after all. But my arrogance about the windows caused Jeremy to  be sick today and I think it is such a hard thing to be responsible for causing sickness to your child.

Justin was very sweet and thankfully did not rub it in or make me feel worse than I already did, and still do. I think I need to "feel" this one and not just dismiss it. I should have respected Justin enough to shut the windows even though I didn't think I needed to.

Please pray for Jeremy to feel better quickly. Every cough hurts my heart and the drugstore wasn't open so we have to wait until tomorrow to get his prescription filled.