As Parents We Suffer More...
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
West Haven, Connecticut
October 19, 2015 9:33am CST
One of my twin daughters has a little fever since last night and its killing me slowly. I bathed her last night and let her sleep on my chest and she cooled down a bit but had me up all night coughing and tossing and turning. Sometimes I wish I could absorb her pain and sickness and deal with it myself and its hard to see your child in pain or in discomfort.
As parents we tend to suffer more for them wishing we could do something to make them feel better but we cant. My wife is making her cup noodle soup now and giving her gatorade to keep her hydrated. Later when I get home im going to give her more medicine and im going to buy her vitamins to help her get better faster.
Do you suffer too when your child is sick?
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
19 Oct 15
Oh yes I feel your pain. My heart breaks when my son gets sick and I do everything in my power to make him feel better. With a fever, all you can do is keep them cool and hope the fever breaks soon. Hope she is feeling better. 
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
19 Oct 15
Yeah I can wait to go home for lunch to smother her with kisses and hugs
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Oct 15
I know what you mean @BACONSTRIPSXXX . My daughter once had a temp of 105. For 7 straight hours, I'd break the fever and it would rise again. I finally had to take her to the hospital where she stayed for 3 days. She was only 4 years old at the time. It was pretty scary.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
19 Oct 15
My daughter is 4 years old too and if she doesnt get better by the time I get home at 5 pm im going to take her to the doctor
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 15
@Marcyaz Thankfully she was. She's 45 now and full of spit and vinegar. lol
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
20 Oct 15
Yes, you are right as a parent, we suffer more than our children, specially when they are unwell. Bringing up small kids (that too twins in your case) is not an easy task. It requires lots of courage and patience to take care of them. It is, therefore, said that bringing up a child is most difficult task in our life.
Don't worry children are prone to sickness and they get unwell off and on. We as a parent should take care of them and provide them best medical attention.
We wish your daughter speedy recovery.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Oct 15
Yeah she was on 103 but thank god she slept through it and woke up fine today!
@utkarshan28 (133)
• India
20 Oct 15
Very much than ours illness. I wish I could take all bad coming to my child.
Don't worry and take care of your daughter, she will be fine soon.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
19 Oct 15
Very true, I know this is only the begining, Im trying to stay positive about it all
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@purplehaze (661)
• Philippines
20 Oct 15
you are a very good and responsible father. usually fathers worry about their kids but not all will do all those extra things like bathing her and putting her to sleep especially if the mom is around.
when i was still single, i know that all parents have this feeling that whenever their kids are sick, they will also feel sad too. It is only until now when i have my own baby that i fully realize and feel the real meaning of it. When my baby gets hurt or cries, i feel "panicky" inside and sometimes would feel so sad.
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@purplehaze (661)
• Philippines
26 Oct 15
@BACONSTRIPSXXX i am glad to hear your daughter is fine now :) keep up the good work as a caring and loving daddy
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Oct 15
I agree, I left work early yesterday and dedicated my afternoon to making her feel better, I bought her ice cream and pizza and she slept the fever off and woke up fine today!
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Oct 15
yes it does hurt to see your child, no natter the age sick or having problems....you wish you could take it from them..
Darling daughters you have
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Oct 15
exaclty, id rather suffer for them
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
21 Oct 15
I hate seeing my kids sick. It is not a good feeling. I totally understand where you're coming from. I always wished I could take their illness away for them. But like you said, that is something we cant do. But we can help them get better. I hope your daughter feels better soon.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
23 Oct 15
@BACONSTRIPSXXX That good news. I am happy she is fine now. One thing to remember with kids, they are very resilient. They are much better than we are when they get sick. they do heal faster. But it still hurts us.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
21 Oct 15
Thanks and yes she is back to normal now!
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
20 Oct 15
I hope she is doing better, as a parent, you will see many things, and when it involves your children, it does hurt when you feel you can't do a thing.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Oct 15
Yest thank god! My Baby woke up feeling alot better today!
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
19 Oct 15
You sound like a very good daddy. Most parents would gladly take their child's illness on themselves. It's hard to see them hurting.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Oct 15
@gudheart Aww thanks, My baby is all better now thank god!
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
19 Oct 15
Its obvious that parents are the most important persons to whom diseases to children affects the most
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
20 Oct 15
@BACONSTRIPSXXX,My parents forget sleeping whenever I am in trouble.My trouble is theirs.They leave no stones unturned to help me out of it.
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@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
19 Oct 15
Yes, we learn the skill of nurturing our children and make life as easy, peaceful and happy for them. My children are grown up now, but I know how you feel, I've been through it myself.
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