When she falls sick
My world starts spinning the other direction entirely when my daughter falls sick. Kept awake all night rocking her to sleep, measuring and administering her medications, sponging her down every twenty minutes, and just checking on her. That, and falling asleep at work, completely knocked out through lunch-time. Having to cozax her to eat and drink when’s she’s irritable. Any parent will know precisely what i’m talking about.
And bringing her to the doctor to see what can be done so she can be well.
but watching her struggle through the pain and discomfort, even coaxing a smile or a laugh out of her, letting her know it’s not so bad - the fever would pass and the illness would be over soon. She might vomit, even have some diarrhea. She might cough, or have mucus rolling down from her nose. But she’ll always be my beautiful daughter and despite the world spinning the wrong way, i’d have it no other way.