Sick days not allowed

There is no time to be sick when you are a stay at home mom. The work of a mom simply can't be put on hold. Sure dishes and laundry can be put off until another day, but not kids. Children don't seem to understand that mommy wants to just lie in bed and watch tv all day or take a nap. For some reason they still want to be fed and have stories read to them. How silly of them, don't they see I'm not well.

When my throat and ears become itchy last night and my nose stuffy, I told myself I couldn't be sick. That has been my mantra today: I'm not sick. I've told myself that many times before and I only have until tomorrow for it to take effect because my husband goes back to work tomorrow and there are no sick days for moms.