You get married SO someone will get you medicine and tea when you are sick, right? I spent too many years dragging my sick ass to the drugstore with aches and chills.

Hell, yes. I sex him up real good AND make his lunches for work, so he damn well is going to get me oj and soup!

I want my mom when I'm sick. I feel guilty if anyone else has to take care of me but if mom drives over an hour to bring me soup and a cold compress that's OK.

I'm having coconut tea and a coconut donut. There's a joke in there somewhere but mostly it's just tasty.

You get married SO someone will get you medicine and tea when you are sick, right?

Yes. And take-out Mexican food. And coffee. And who will automatically bring Clovis to me and say "What trashy vampire movie do you want to watch?"

That's - dare I say it - ADORABLE!

Unrelatedly, Ativan floaty, yay.

. I haven't ever really had anyone around who would help when I was sick, anyway, so I just stoic it out.

Zenkitty is me.

I'm having coconut tea and a coconut donut. There's a joke in there somewhere but mostly it's just tasty.

That does sound quite tasty.

Only 1.5 more days of school! Whee!!!!

This exactly. I must say, for all my whining during this cold, the SO has been a saint, despite being somewhat sick himself. He cooks for me and cleans and makes sure I have a full carafe of water and remembers when I last took the Robitussin so my drug-addled self doesn`t OD. And he moved the tv into the bedroom so I could watch hockey, depriving the rest of the household of it. And he chased me out into the sunroom once I was on the mend so he could strip the bed and detoxify the room and I love him.
 
Went to the library with a sob story and they forgave half my fines! And taught me how to renew online and pay my fees at the kiosk. Handy. But! I made it out! today, so so far so good. Got seriously coughy leaving the library so did not make it to Kmart for OPI. If I can rest now and make it to rehearsal tonight I think I`ll be golden. No actual work done, but I got all the stuff I need to go back to work tomorrow.

Oh, no, that's all right, I'll just lie here and cough quietly, you don't have to bring me any water! You just relax and watch your stories, I'll be fine over here in this pile of dirty tissues.

Girl, if you lived closer, I would totes bring you water and tea and stuff, and we could help each other in person and have celebratory drinks together when we beat back the evol Clutter Monster.

B (current long distance crush, for those who gave up keeping track several sets of initials ago), just popped up on chat. As tired as I am, he asked me how I was and I told the truth. And he's depressed, too! Cue conflicted yay! he gets it/oh shit, he's in the same boat feelings.

Tangentially, I need to pay my electricity bill before they cut my power. Kudos to them, they notify me via email, robocall, AND mail first.

When I am sick, I want to be left alone. House elves should bring me tea, ginger ale, and/or cold OJ without comment. They should quietly pick up the used tissues that are piled up on the table or that have been flung somewhat near the trash can. They should not ask how I'm feeling or if I need anything. I will let them know.

I want coddling when I want coddling, and don't when I don't. And I would let a theoretical person know this, were not merely theoretical.