#(parenting feels)

[metapianycist]

i haven't been posting recently because a nasty cold has been kicking my family's collective ass.

#emetophobia warning

#unsanitary warning

kids under age 2 can't be given any kind of cold medicines, so it breaks my heart that this poor sweetheart has to suffer her full symptoms while i can ease my own with otc medicines. she is too old to tolerate the nasal aspirator (a plastic squeezy bulb you use to suck boogers out of babies' noses) but too young to understand how to blow her nose. when her congestion is really bad she can wake up vomiting from having swallowed too much mucus, and the only thing we can do is comfort her, clean her up and and give extra cuddles 😟😟😟

she and i are over the peak of our colds now but i still get intense hyperempathy about her suffering without cold medicine, because my parents couldn't afford to buy otc cold medicines for any of us during my childhood.

[warheroics-blog]

@bonesbare

“It’s okay to be scared, Credence, it’s okay to want to cry. We all have those moments, we are all scared of something. It doesn’t make you wrong, it doesn’t make you weak. It makes you strong and brave actually.” He sits down next to the young man, but careful to not invade his space or make him feel crowded. “And you are very brave and strong. You are.”