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RobMoore

I never thought I would want my kid to be sick...

... and I still don't, but damn it's hard when she does what she did.

Both the wife and I woke up heavily vomiting in the middle of the night, a few hours apart. Luckily, that went away once our stomachs were empty. Now we just feel tired and generally cruddy. About 8am, well before either of us wanted to get up, our daughter decides sleep time is over, and starts trying every trick in the book to wake mommy and daddy up. Clapping her hands, alternating between cutely babbling and crying, poking us in the face, grabbing my face and pushing, etc.

Curious George on the iPad luckily bought us another hour, but I needed a few more.

TLDR; sometimes I wish robot day care was a real thing

Posted Feb 16, 2015, 4:15 PM UTC

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dickinlightsocket•

I'm right there with you. Little man was sick Friday AM.... Wife and I got it last night... Wife is upstairs in bed, I'm going for father of the year with a non-stop Thomas the Tank engine marathon... Normally, this kid gets less than a hour of TV a day... Today? Watch all day if you want to little buddy!

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Genghis_John•

It's the worst, man. I've been there. Thank goodness for Netflix kids. I can fever dream on the couch if they need me to switch the show up or get them more cheerios.

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barlisterfather of charlister, 7•

My wife was very sick this weekend, I got sick as well, we got a new 8 week old puppy on Saturday which needs to be housebroken (read: no sleep at night because 8 week old puppies can't sleep more than a few hours at a time and they pee every time they wake up), and my 7 year old son is not exactly a helpful family member right now. Go ahead and play Halo all day, I don't care, just don't wake anyone up if they are sleeping or we will drop you off at the fire station.

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semanticdm•

Why would you need daycare for your robots?

But really, that's tough. Hope you guys are feeling better and are able to get back to playing with your daughter!

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RobMooreOPLiberty 2013, ??? 2015•

http://youtu.be/fJRf6jFR8sk

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Tactica1Panda•

My SO caught the flu at her customer service job and brought it home as an early valentines gift for us. I feel your sorrow.

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jenkstomDaughter 1996 + triplet boys 2011•

Seekingsitters.com is a real thing.

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RobMooreOPLiberty 2013, ??? 2015•

TY, gave it a look, but we are too far out in the country.

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LeperFriend•

Wife and I both got nailed with the stomach bug a few weeks ago, thankfully my mother in law (who I normally tolerate at best) swooped in with a bag full of powerade and chicken soup and took our daughter for the day/night...

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wdnboys 8 & 11•

I once supervised bathtime by lying on the floor in the hall outside the bathroom.

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