House of Pestilence

Ok, so this may be a bit dramatic, but I am SO SICK OF THE KIDS BEING SICK ALREADY!!!


We now have gingivostomatitis in the house. I knew to head to the doctor's office when even bananas were deemed too "spicy" to eat, she cried all night long and any time anything was put near her mouth, and her gums and tongue look that that of a meth addict. Or what I imagine their mouths must look like. I am sure you don't need an explanation, as the mental image is pretty disgusting, and reality is really no different. It is, of course, highly contagious and I'm sure Reni is already in the process of being infected. It's so painful that the pediatrician said some kids refuse to even drink water while suffering from this, and have to be hospitalized for dehydration. Oh joy, like we needed something else to worry about.


We literally were just on day 2 of near-recovery from RSV when Reni started getting snotty and coughing again, and then they both started teething, and now this gingio-shit.


If they make another Contagion movie, they should film it at our house.


Oh gah and eff it already. I am pouring myself a glass of wine. It is not yet 4 p.m. I will consider valium if the wine doesn't help, so any of you with the ability to call in prescriptions, please do so immediately. Actually, scratch that. What we really need are two of those huge plastic bubbles. I'm gonna put my kids in their own pod and leave them there until they're 16.