I’m ill and I keep slipping into little space, and getting overwhelmed. I don’t like feeling yucky! Any advice to help me kick this cold in the butt and maintain my small-selves sanity?

It’s ok for a Little to have ginger ale when they’re sick. It’s ok for a Little who’s feeling sickie to lie in bed and watch all their favorite kid shows on Netflix or Hulu, or rent them on Amazon. Or see if they’re on YouTube. At least three years “younger” than your usual regressing age. It’s ok to lie in bed and rock side to side and say”I don’t want to be sick, make it better,” even if there’s no one to say it to. And it’s ok for a sick Little to use a whole sheet or just a pillowcase as a hankie to blow their nose in.

And if you can build up a little cushion for adult time you can run out and get some chicken soup, some DayQuil or else plain Tylenol (not both) or if you can find it get some Chinese yin chaio herbs (which work great, for real, in most Chinese groceries and many western herb shops.)

Then sleep lots, drink lots of fluids, and only be responsible about things you really must till you feel better.

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So. That’s the truth, but it’s not the answer, is it? No, because the answer is I’m so sorry you’re sick! We both wish you weren’t sick don’t we?

Oh, pumpkin, if you weren’t sick you could run and jump and play and do fun grownup things like work and get ready for Christmas, couldn’t you?

But you do have a cold, don’t you?

You’ll feel mostly better in about a week. If you celebrate Christmas it won’t be ruined but you’ll need to ask for a little help from your caregiver and maybe your friends and your family. And if you do get help remember to say please and thank you, ok?

Hope you feel better soon!

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