Being a Mommy REALLY stinks sometimes (literally!)

United States
December 17, 2008 10:55pm CST
All my kids and myself have the stomach flu or something. I have been cleaning up vomit non-stop since 4pm and it's almost midnight. I've had to take apart the couch cushions, wash them, scrub the couch, the carpet, the kitchen floor, the bathroom, the bedroom, my bed, their beds.... UGHHHHHHHHHH The house smells so bad. I've lysoled everything! It still smells. I have candles burning, it still stinks. I'm exhausted. I recently had surgery. Well, my bad luck, I have an abcess. And I've had it for more than 6 weeks. And they keep wanting to put me in the hospital, but I keep refusing because I have 5 kids to take care of and noone to help. I went back to doc last Friday. He says if I'm not almost completely healed by this Friday that he's going to have to do emergancy surgery to drain it again. And that I would be in hospital for awhile...probably over Christmas. Then I get this stomach flu. I want to DIE!!! And now I have to clean up after all these puking kids when I can't hardly even move myself. Calgon take me away......... Anyone have any suggestions on anything that I can do (besides the obvious things) to help us all? I can't even get to the pharmacy to get the scripts the doc called in. I've given them 7-up and saltines. Just a little bit though. Oh God help us!
2 responses
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
18 Dec 08
I am sorry to hear that you and your kids are sick with stomach flu. I hope that you get better in the coming days. Make sure that your kids have buckets near them so they can puke in them if they need. This helps you from clearing puke later.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
18 Dec 08
The first thing I would be doing is sticking a bucket in front of each of the kids. As far as the stench in your home from all of the vomiting children I don't know what to tell you. I can't think of anything you have not already tried. I would say open up a window and let the house air out, but with it being winter I am sure that would not go over well. Good luck!
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