Why is it that when kids get sick they sleep in their parents bed? I asked Roger if that was the case when he was growing up and he said that he NEVER slept in his parents bed. But that WAS the case when I grew up as you can see by this picture of Ruth and I in mom and dad's bed.
I certainly wouldn't want a sick child spending time in my bed. Think of the germs that would be spread by the coughing, sneezing, drooling and possible throwing up or whatever else a kid might do. But could there be some healing power for the kid in the surrounding, enveloping, comforting quilts and pillows of the parents bed?
When I was in my twenties, going to school and and living at home, I had my wisdom teeth out. I remember coming home and spending the afternoon and evening in mom and dad's bed. Being next to the main living area, I guess it was easier for mom to keep an eye on me and to tend to my misery and moaning requests.
Ruth was actually the sick child in this picture, although she doesn't look very sick...she was sitting up and smiling! Not wanting to spend the day alone, she bribed me with a sucker to get my pajamas on and keep her company. What a little kid won't do for a sucker!
2 comments:
Cute picture! That sure was nice of you to climb in bed and keep me company. I don't remember this occasion but I do remember being sick with a sore throat a lot. Maybe the sucker was to soothe that sore throat??? A therapeutic sucker?
And speaking of suckers, I had a drawer full of them. Mom gave me the bottom drawer in her dresser to store my haul of Halloween candy. I rationed it out to last much of the year until the next Halloween. No wonder my teeth rotted out and I now have crowns in all my molars. Grrr.
Ruth looks somewhat older & wiser & definately more mischieveous...right? What else are little sisters good for? A little sister will definately co-operate when tempted with a great big red lollipop!
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