Remember when you felt like ‘sunshowers’ should be legal grounds for cutting school. I wish, other than being ill, there was a way to just get a day off of the responsibility roller coaster.
Animal caretakers don’t get a day off. Animals still need to be feed and cared for, no matter how bad you feel. It is not their fault the human is sick; they still deserve to eat. Dogs need to be walked or at least let out. Cat boxes need to be scooped. Cages need to be cleaned. And even human children (up to the age of 30, I think) still want to know what Mom is making for dinner (even if you have not gotten out of bed since the morning).
The concept of Mom being sick is incommodious in this house: inconvenient and not given any space to exist. The animals, though non-comprehensive of why Mommy is asleep during the light hours, at least try to cuddle and make contact. The humans….. they just fall apart, In my house the world kind of comes to a weird slow down. Children, who were capable of making decisions yesterday, all of a sudden need input on things while you are sleeping and they need it now! Or there is the other ‘responsible adult,’ who is in total denial of the situation (maybe in fear that giving it credence might somehow make it last longer then desired), so the mailbox overflows, the newpapers pile up, etc. All in 36 hrs…. hahahahhahahaha.
When you are part of a pack, a zoo, a family wheel, with roles, tasks, and inter-dependencies, it is really hard when the linchpin slips. The wheel kind of woobles until it is reset. I am glad to say everyone survived my food poisoning episode (though I thought I would die), but just in case I do something stupid like that again, I will try to make sure there are dinners in the freezer and that the dogs are already walked and feed before I collapse. And I will try not to do it when family is coming in from out of town, one of the kids is graduating, and ……
Just another dogdaz morning at the zoo. 
DogDaz Zoo 
jmgoyder
June 4, 2012 at 01:23
I know! When I had the flu recently I made sure the birds and other animals had food and forgot about my son – ha!
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dogdaz
June 4, 2012 at 06:32
Well, the birds can’t open the refrigerator.
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zannyro
June 4, 2012 at 01:25
Pretend that you are asleep….A LOT!!!!!!
Feel better..
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dogdaz
June 4, 2012 at 06:37
Hahahaha – I can try.
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Genevieve Petrillo
June 4, 2012 at 08:50
Mom and I are glad you’re on the road to recovery. I don’t think your human or fuzzy family could take much more!
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dogdaz
June 4, 2012 at 12:02
Thanks Cupcake. The family does seem to need me. Always nice to know.
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Margarita
June 4, 2012 at 09:03
To age 30? Really?
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dogdaz
June 4, 2012 at 12:04
OK – 35 – LOL
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Margarita
June 4, 2012 at 12:46
yeah, mine says she’s still 5 years old at heart…so I’ve got a blissfully long way to go! 🙂
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Doggy's Style
June 4, 2012 at 18:18
Nice to know you are better, downside is you have much to catch up now lol.
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Jessica
June 4, 2012 at 22:38
I’m sure glad you’re feeling better…and I have to admit I was one of 4 children who were helpless whenever my mom was sick. 😉 Speaking of Mom…this 32-year-old daughter of hers still asks “What’s for dinner?” every Sunday…this time, with hubby and doggy in tow. 🙂
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monicastangledweb
June 5, 2012 at 00:05
I know exactly how you feel! I hate being sick and still having to go out and walk Henry. Gets exhausting. Feel better soon!
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dogdaz
June 5, 2012 at 10:33
Yes Monica – Part of my reason for having the dogs is that they force me to get out and move, sick or not. It isn’t always easy.
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Paws To Talk
June 5, 2012 at 21:25
Feel better soon. Hopefully there are some good nurses In the Zoo
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dogdaz
June 6, 2012 at 07:53
Lulu and Sofie try hard. Thanks
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Bassas Blog
June 6, 2012 at 14:28
You are the centre of their universe! Get well soon!
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