Put this posting under the category of things they don’t tell you before you choose to have children: There are so many wonderful things about having children, that I could post about them for days and days. However, there is one part of the ‘parenting’ thing that I have been made painfully aware of over the past 48 hours. If I had known how horrible this could be, I might have remained a recluse and lived in solitary confinement for the rest of my lonely existence. What I speak of is the dreaded STOMACH VIRUS!! So far three out of the five in my family have been stricken with the horrible virus, including myself.

Why must my children always bring these horrible things into my life? I never had these problems until I started having kids, and letting them play with other kids. I’m thinking of making my kids wear rubber gloves at school now, and forcing them to sanitize themselves every 15 minutes while they are home. (Just kidding, don’t send horrible emails.)

I’ll spare you the details, but every time my family is sick with the Stomach Virus I’m reminded of my favorite book title of all time, “The Stomach Virus and Other Forms of Family Bonding”