Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Today, four days before Christmas, I discovered a rash on my daughter's shoulder. The doctor took one look and said, "It's chicken pox. Merry Christmas." FML
Today, I woke up to my five year old son picking off the scabs from his chicken pox and dropping them into my open mouth as I slept. FML
Today, just a day prior to my vacation starting, I learned that my five-day "seasonal fever" is actually due to a blood infection from a bacteria. FML
Better feel like shit than dead
Today, while preparing to celebrate my daughter's second birthday, we all discovered we got a present: COVID. We're all vaccinated, but still feel like shit. FML
Toilet training
Today, I came down with food poisoning of some sort. After hours of scrambling to the toilet to vomit and empty my bowels, my three-year-old daughter got fed up and is now trying to potty-train me. FML
You're next
Today, after I sent my daughter to her best friend's house for a week, who lives three hours away, her friend's mom got really sick half way through. My daughter came home early because the mom was too sick. Now my daughter isn't feeling well and I just found the mom has the flu. FML
Sorry sweaty…
Today, I had to tell my daughter that she can't go on the cruise with her cousins because she has strep throat. She's been raging and screaming and crying for hours, even accusing us of deliberately making her sick. My heart is just shattered and I don't know how to deal with this. FML
Germs galore
Today, after spending weeks dealing with my 4 year-old's chronic and acute otitis, it's my 20 month-old daughter who has now got it. Its like that every damn year. Oh, and I just got bilateral otitis myself now and need antibiotics. I almost regret having children. FML
Sharing is caring
Today, after a very long, nasty custody battle with his ex, my boyfriend’s kids were finally scheduled to spend the night at our house. Today is also the day my daughter came home with a note from school about the massive lice outbreak on campus. Yup she has it. FML
Obstacles
Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML
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PYLrulz 17
Better getting that around that age, than an older age. Just bad timing. FYL.
micahsmommy 13
Yes because when I was a sick kid I cried for my babysitter not my mommy.
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sourgirl101 29
There is a vaccine for the chickenpox now a days. Both my children had it done while they were still babies. Why wouldn't you have it done to your own child? Chickenpox are horrible to go through. I still have scars from when I had them and didn't want my kids to go through that pain. Ugh! Your poor child.
skyeyez9 25
I had them when I was 4. But I remember they didn't itch too bad, I was more embarrassed by my appearance because I was covered in them. But my brother also got it and I remembered he cried alot cause they itched like crazy on him.
Mearemoi 14
Well, though its rare, it's still possible to catch chickenpox even if they took the vaccine.
murdersquirrel 15
I never had chickenpox and I've been walking around like I'll never get it because it's vaccinated now. Silly me.
lostfaithinpppl 19
@20: Even with vaccination it is still possible to catch chicken pox. My son has been fully vaccinated for chicken pox and yet he managed to have it still. Twice.
TheMathMajor 26
It's also possible to have the chickenpox twice without being vaccinated. But much more likely that the person won't have it at all if they get the vaccine. Isn't that much better than having those silly pox parties and making sure your kids are miserable? Why not try to ensure that they won't ever get it?
KitaBrah 0
At least she can only them once!
fuckmebutdontfml 16
not true, you can actually get it on several occasion, I actually got it twice and could get again
Annis_x3 7
Most people go through their lives getting chicken pox once, but a percentage can get them more than once, or not at all. It is a low percentage, but still possible.
murdersquirrel 15
The second occurrence of chickenpox is often shingles. I hear it's awful.
Ibanez3x 5
aww poor baby :( (referring to your daughter)
OhDearBetrayal 25
Oh I thought you were referring to the parents.
micahsmommy 13
Bring on the oatmeal baths. Maybe your vacation hotel will have a nice soaking tub?
kzxvazure 0
at least she didn't 'come out' with chicken pox
Teabubbles 8
And how does one exactly "come out" with chickenpox, hm?
micahsmommy 13
"Mommy, I've decided I'm not straight, gay, or bisexual. I've decided to date diseases. This is Chicken Pox, my new love. I hope you can accept us."
Teabubbles 8
^michasmommy haha i love your comment and your baby is soo cute
micahsmommy 13
Thanks Teabubbles. I'm a little biased but I think he's rather cute too. :)
marcus903 17
FYL for having a sick daughter.
ocie14 9
Nothing you can do about that. It's worse for your daughter than for you...
brooks10101 1
1 you at least could aford one 2 you had 3 days and 3 you have a famly to share it with your right your life sucks balls you are verry hard done by
dominic1221 6
Your grammar sucks balls. Go piss on someone else's misery, jackass.
crazyskillz122 0
U mad bro
Keliosan 6
You, sir, are an artisan with words...Truly a literary genius.
immaMonsta 8
I'm not gonna lie; that sucks, but you'll have other vacations in the future. And most likely your daughter won't get chickenpox again.