If I reeled off my list of ailments (particularly the current ones - I’m unwell with TWO different bleeping infections because my life as a disabled lone parent ain’t already hard enough) you’d think I was a Jack style liar. I was healthy AF (barring the CPTSD/ADHD) until 2 years ago, I never caught any of the bugs my 3 Patient Zero kids bought home. Now I do, and they put me on my arse for weeks.
And what bothers me the most about it is the impact it has on my kids. I do everything I should but have been unwell since early November. That means they’ve had to do more chores than normal (I’ve upped my cleaners hours due to this because besides the basic keep ya self tidy, put your laundry away and come here and learn XYZ life skill, I ain’t happy with them doing so much). It means I can’t take my youngest out at weekends because I’m exhausted from just managing the week (her clubs are just over the road, so I get her to those, but anything else? Nope.)
I still manage to sit in bed with my laptop and do my bleeping work, I still manage to nurture my children, feed them properly by sitting at the table to chop/other prep meals that are either slow cooked or a tray bake, I have friends I can call on for the school run if I’m so unwell I can’t do that, they’ll bring me a food shop, wash the dishes, make us a meal, mock the duck out of me when I’m being all SadSack.
Actual single parents have to have a bomb proof support system, my family are useless, so I built myself my own damn family with my friends. I really hope SB does spend most of his time not with her.