When a two-year-old is sick there are some things they just don't understand. They do not understand that they need to use a tissue, not any available surface, to wipe their nose. They do not understand that they need to cover their mouth rather than coughing right into the face of the person they are closest to. They do not understand that they need to wash their hands.
In other words, it has been raining germs up in this place.
And who does the two-year-old want most when they are sick? Mommy. Mommy hugs and snuggles and rocks and kisses the sick two-year-old. Mommy becomes a human tissue and finds things on her clothes that she would rather not identify. Mommy closes her eyes and feels the sneeze spray across her face. Mommy holds the little hand that has rubbed eyes and nose and mouth. That's what Mommy does because she loves her little two-year-old.
And then Mommy gets sick.
I guess it all works out in the end. Now it doesn't matter if the two-year-old shares his germs. Mommy's already got them in full force. Bring on the snuggles.
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