Stupidity
So I am just now getting over a stomach virus. We had SD for our "weekend" last week. The poor baby was feeling awful.
Now before I go any further...the last THREE weeks we've had her she has been ill. DH has caught it twice and I became victim to the stomach bug this time around. What makes me mad is not the getting sick but the fact I (yes me) had to say something about taking SD to the physician. I told DH that it was completely obvious that SD was sick and completely ridiculous that BM hasn't taken her to the doctor by now. I made him contact BM and guess what.....she is just now taking SD to the doctor TODAY. It annoys me to no end. I may not have children of my own (yet) but I can't understand how she could not have known SD was sick, especially for 3 weeks. SD was running fever, upset stomach, overly tired, not wanting to eat (which is not normal). And I finally had to get down right irate with DH before he said anything to her. DH assumed BM would take her if she felt if was serious enough for medical attention. Well obviously not. It's complete stupidity on both parties
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This reminds me of when DH
This reminds me of when DH complained his ex didn't tell him when it was time for parent/teacher conferences. I asked him if it was her responsibility. He said they were both still parents. I told him that it is now HIS job to follow up on things and not leave it to his ex. I asked him if he still wanted her to make arrangements for him he shouldn't have divorced her.
My mom would not take us to
My mom would not take us to the doctor for a stomach virus (or what appeared to be a stomach virus.) Doctors can't do much for viruses.
I dunno based on this simple instance I would label her a "bad mom" simply because it wouldn't cross my mind to take a kid to the doctor for a stomach viruses, either.
After 3 weeks of being ill
After 3 weeks of being ill someone should have been concerned enough that the child was NOT getting better. But maybe you missed the 3 weeks bit because I too would not take my kids in for a stomach virus. But if they were not better in 48 hrs I certainly took them and usually scheduled for late afternoon so as not to infect too many other people in the office.
I have an issue like that now
I have an issue like that now with my ex. DS16 lives with exh now hours away and DS has had a rash that keeps popping up all over his body and has had it for 9 WEEKS! They took him to one clinic-not his doctor- and that resulted in the doctor not knowing what it was. Then 4 WEEKS later- to another walk in clinic- they said ring-worm- which it was NOT. That clinic prescribed a cream. The cream masks it but doesn't get rid of it.
Now, I have raised DS and know his allergic reactions and watch him as he has asthma (which is an auto-immune disorder), and the kid has had anaphalaxis twice ( where he swells up like a balloon and his throat closes up), so this rash hasn't set well with me. I asked exh to take DS immediately to an allergist or dermatologist...but hell no...exh doesn't think it is a big deal!
Why I am frustrated, is for many reasons, 1) DS's health is at risk because his immune responses are overblown and this rash is a symptom of something going on with it. 2) In the beginning, they were still having DS around all sorts of people, not knowing whether it was contagious. 3)Exh doesn't take DS's health issues seriously and after all this time of DS having a rash, I would have thought exh would have had him at every doctor he could to find out what it is and how to treat it. 4) At the very least, DS is probably embarrassed daily going to school with a rash.
So, yeah, I understand the frustration!
Maybe it could be just a
Maybe it could be just a virus, and going back and for between the households, it just keeps getting passed around. Or maybe, BM doesn't lysol the house, and they just keep bringing it back.
Just a thought. :O
Yea, I was frustrated because
Yea, I was frustrated because SD had been sick for 3 weeks. With her being so young it concerned me because she can become dehydrated quickly and BM didn't seem to notice that SD was ill. It took me getting mad and saying something to get anything done. After BM took her to the doctor, he prescribed her some medication. SD had a bad sinus infection and a touch of the stomach flu.