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All it takes, really, is a runny nose, a sore throat or a cough for me to shed all vestiges of adulthood and revert completely to infantile behavior. When I get sick, I become a baby. I suddenly have no will to think or act for myself. My verbal skills shrink to groans, moans and whines. My head spins with memories of every pharmaceutical ad I’ve ever seen, and I stare blankly into my medicine cabinet with no ability to discern what magic I should swallow to make myself feel better. Maybe ice cream? But it’s not in the medicine cabinet, so I must be out.
And those damn child-proof bottle tops bring me to tears.
All I really want, in no particular order, is…
- a blankie
- a mommy
- a guillotine
- a lung vacuum
- softer kleenex
- a foot massage
- a back rub
- an oxygen tank
- a heating pad
- an ice pack
- a lollipop
- a curly-cue straw
And if I have to battle germs, can I please at least get Kathleen Turner’s voice for a little bit? I wanna make a prank call.
How do you handle having a cold?
Dian Reid
/ June 3, 2010okay, this one had me laughing out loud: “And if I have to battle germs, can I please at least get Kathleen Turner’s voice for a little bit? I wanna make a prank call.”
is it wrong that when i get a cold, i secretly WISH for my voice to go out because i think it sounds sexy?!?
this was just the lightness i was looking for today. i hope you’re feeling well by now =)
xoxo
.-= Dian Reid´s last blog ..Self-Evidence + Compassion =-.
emmajames
/ June 5, 2010Dian: I’m still hacking out chunks of lung tissue (or at least that’s how it feels) but I TOTALLY concur with that secret wish. Sadly, it has not yet been granted this time around.
Ana Goncalves
/ June 5, 2010Sounds like a natural way to withdraw and reach for the comfort things that make one feel that extra bit happier, and that’s okay to feel that way. I rarely have colds or am ill. When I do have a cold (rare) I already know why, and it’s usually stress related or something to do with what’s happening with me inside. I just acknowledge why it’s happening and find out where it’s coming from, by reflecting in the moment and just letting it pass through. I feel better for understanding the root of the cause, and lighter for experiencing such a change, as I believe that is what the root of any illness is.
emmajames
/ June 5, 2010Ana: I, too, rarely get sick. I prefer it that way!
Ana Goncalves
/ June 5, 2010I hope you come out of the cold, in full breathing circle.
emmajames
/ June 5, 2010Ana: Thanks. I’m working on it.