Today I learned at the daycare shmaycare that Charlie wasn't the only one, and it wasn't just a too-full belly that caused his illness as some suspected (not me!). Luckily I bleached the hell out of everything we touched that night cleaning up, well, except for Charlie's head, but I was tempted. And:
- I haven't had bleach in my house period since I left home.
- Now I feel it's a necessity as this is the only way to stop the spread of norovirus once it gets in your house, daycare, etc.
- I feel guilty about it, even though at the same time I feel like drinking the stuff "just to be safe".
- I seriously want to pull Charlie out of daycare.
- I don't trust one of his caregivers who is super defensive and never happy.
- The YWCA is now allowing homeless women to sleep in their gym, where the kids play, as an emergency shelter. I feel guilty about it, but I also want it to stop. They are babies and they are on the ground. How can I be assured they are safe from the things that unfortunately exist in vulnerable populations such as bacterias, viruses, etc?
- How can I be sure the daycare is safe? The caregivers giving enough hugs? The food handled properly (well, I do read the Health Inspection reports in this case. Yes. I actually do.) How can I be sure all medium and large urban areas are not just cesspools of disease?
- In other words, I am freaking out. I want to pack up and run away with my family. Hawaii would be nice. But rural BC, some farm that doesn't get too cold...live in a trailer.
- I realize my family doesn't come visit anymore often with a house than they used to. And we have no furniture for them. And one bathroom. And when they fly here, I get paranoid about the germs. And when I fly to see them, I get paranoid. I'm losing it.
No comments:
Post a Comment