When With-a-Why runs a fever, his skin turns so pale that it's translucent, white behind those long black eyelashes and the black silky hair that falls against his neck. When he's sick, I notice that he — like all of my kids — is painfully thin, so skinny that I can noticed the shape of his bones. (It's a mystery to me how teenage boys who eat so damned much can be so very thin.)
With-a-Why is thirteen years old. He's an expert snowboarder, a good Ultimate player, an accomplished musician, a teenager with a sophisticated sense of humor that comes from being the youngest of four kids. And he's almost as tall as I am.
But when he's sick, he becomes a small child once again, cuddling against me in the big bed, where I've set him up for the night. My husband is out of town, which means With-a-Why will sleep with me, waking up to ask for juice or another cold wet cloth for his head. I read to him a little, did reiki on him, and brought him some mints to suck on. Now, I'm about to snuggle next to him and sleep for the night, just like I did when he was a baby.
13 comments:
I hope he feels better soon.
Always our babies.
Ah, get well soon, With-a-Why!
It sounds as if we spent the day and night the same way. I snuggled with Dear-Daughter who is sick.
Hope With-s-Why is better soon!
My baby is 23 and still makes me feel guilty that I'm not there when she is sick! All good wishes for a swift recovery.
This is a killer. You really do go for the cheap shots sometimes, Jo(e, and improve on 'em.
;-)
FA
This is so sweet! I hope he gets well soon, your baby.
I'm sick, too. And 4, yes 4 kids in my class have scarlet fever. I hope your darling is better soon!
awwww.
Hope that he is doing better.
I hope he's on the mend soon. And enjoy those snuggles.
I'm glad to know that 13 is still a snuggling age.
Poor Baby. It is great to know though that a sick 13 year old will still snuggle in.
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