Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I hate to say this, but honestly feel it needs to be said.
You can grow up and be there for your wife, who as you point out is REALLY sick, rather than whine about the chance that you might catch it. Yes, taking reasonable precautions makes sense, so do the vitamin C on the off chance that it helps, or whatever else.
But, get real and be a decent guy and take care of your wife.
LOL...thanks for the advice.
I joke around a bit, but she's doing good now. She said yesterday "For being such a great father year, we're getting you something extra special because you deserve it."
I literally spent those 72 hours running to the store, getting her chicken soups, then getting her different chicken soups, then getting her dayquil, then bringing her soups and waters, all while working full time, taking our son to and from school, making meals for all of us, putting him to bed, entertaining our son, making sure he was showered/happy/well-taken care of, homework done, house clean, dishes clean and put away, going to the gym after everything else is done and everyone is asleep, attending the PTA functions that she signed up for, taking our son to the activities that he had planned solo (soccer, a pizza party auction), etc etc...
I'm a senior level engineer, so I promise you my work day is, most of the time, very demanding.
My wife and I have been together for 14 years...and I'm a pretty good husband. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the best wife in the world.
Maybe some day I'll take your advice and grow up...or maybe I already have. Sorry for putting a little humor into my posts if it offends you or makes it seem like I'm not "grown up" but I assure you I am...and I assure you that avoiding sickness was the point of this post, not how to be a good husband.
EDIT: She ended up going to the doctor Friday -- they said it was just a common cold that turned into a sinus infection with post nasal drip...so they gave her some antibiotics.