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Serves me right for asking……

So let me paint the picture.

 It’s a bright sunny day, the birds are trilling in the trees, winter jackets have been shunned for summer shorts and frocks and all is well with the world.

As the month suggests Autumn but the heat suggests spring we have jumped in the car and headed to the local garden centre to look at some additions for our garden; the children are behaving reasonably well and because this is a more well to do garden centre we head inside for an over priced cup of tea and a play in the small soft play area.

It’s all going well, I and a friend are enjoying a lovely cup of rosy lee and our combined six children are giggling in and amongst the soft blocks and ball pools of fun. Even BB is playing well with her five-year supervisor sister in charge.

Suddenly the mood changes, the tempo of the cafe speeds up, the air becomes fraught with tension.  Out of the corner of my eye I see Twin Girl hurtling towards me, hand cupped over her mouth, eyes wide with terror.  I leap from my seat already asking what’s wrong?  She signals to her mouth, cheeks bulging.

“Is it your tooth, did it fall out?” I say with a taste of trepidation is my throat.  I strongly dislike blood and fear should a tooth dislodge itself from my daughters gum it would mean a degree of bleeding.

But Twin girl shakes her head and jumps up and down angrily with frustration and gestures again at her mouth.

I repeat, as I have no other options, and am rather silly “is it your tooth?” – In retort she tilts her head back opens her head and shows a bloodless mouth.

My patience ends (I have never claimed to have much), “what is it? Just tell me,” I snap as Twin Girl looks at me with desperation, turns a shade of green and promptly vomits on my feet shouting out the words as she retches “I’m sick”

Just for the record, I was wearing open toed shoes…..

Comments

  1. Liveotherwise says

    October 15, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Ew. Thank you for sharing. Not.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      Jax – you should know what to expect over here! x

      Reply
  2. Emma @mummymummymum says

    October 15, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Nice! I hope she is feeling better. xx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      She is bloody fine, my toes are worse off!

      Reply
  3. Expat Mammy says

    October 15, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Oh no, poor thing, poor toes!!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      Exactly, my poor poor toes

      Reply
  4. NotMyYearOff says

    October 15, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    I hope that washes out. I would have been sick promptly straight after her!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      cant wash away the smell of sick, that stuff stays with you forever!

      Reply
  5. Michelle says

    October 15, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Woulda made me throw up, yuck. Hope she feels better x

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:56 pm

      she is fine – feel more sorry for me!

      Reply
  6. Helloitsgemma says

    October 15, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    Gosh. Imagine having just purchased a nice late breakfast in that cafe. Poor souls. *retches*

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:56 pm

      Hehehehe – bugger off

      Reply
  7. Helen - Crumbs & Pegs says

    October 15, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    Eeuuww! My 3 year old did that to me in a service station recently. Had to spend the rest of the (long) journey smelling of sick. Hope your girl gets well soon!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:56 pm

      Parenting is truely delightful

      Reply
  8. waterbirthplease says

    October 15, 2011 at 7:21 pm

    Just brilliant! 🙂 (hope she’s feeling better though x)

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 7:56 pm

      She is fine, just had an ‘icky’ moment! (on my toes)

      Reply
  9. geekmummy says

    October 15, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Ewwwww… I was so not expecting that to end that way. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 8:44 pm

      too much?

      Reply
  10. Blue Sky says

    October 15, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    Oh no 🙁 What caused her to get sick I wonder, poor mite xx

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm

      Hmmmm she recovered quickly, but my toes are scarred for life!

      Reply
  11. richmondmummy says

    October 15, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    oh dear, ugh… well, that’ll learn you – fancy wearing open toed sandals in October… I admire your chutzpah though, I was wearing a ski jacket today despite the sunshine (I hate to be cold) and my husband poked fun at me all day (which is fairness was probably justified) – hope your toes (and twin girl) recover soon x

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 15, 2011 at 10:42 pm

      thanks mrs! I have had my toes in bleach all night, they are now white but feel clean x

      Reply
  12. headinbook says

    October 16, 2011 at 4:06 am

    Glamorous business, this parenting. My toes are positively retracted in sympathy. My 5yo was lavishly sick into an upturned box stool earlier-here’s hoping there’s no spreading bug for either of us…

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 16, 2011 at 6:36 am

      Parenting! No better job…

      Reply
  13. Nic's Notebook says

    October 16, 2011 at 6:33 am

    OMG how funny (not at the time tho eh?!) x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 16, 2011 at 6:37 am

      Hmmmmmm x

      Reply
  14. Kelly Wiffin (@charliechinuk) says

    October 16, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    I have yet to experience my daughter being sick since she has started solids. Had plenty of experience pre-weaning. She used to have acid reflux! Not looking forward to it.

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 16, 2011 at 1:17 pm

      My son had reflux, I am very used to sick, x

      Reply
  15. Circus Queen says

    October 16, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    Yuck yuck yuck! I’ve got lots of milky sick going on but that’s just gross. Can I return my kid before she does that?

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 16, 2011 at 6:41 pm

      Sorry I believe they all come with a no returns policy!

      Reply
  16. Mags says

    October 16, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Oh dear – poor her and poor you. I hope you have both recovered! Visiting from Blow your own blog horn!

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 16, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      My toes are slowly returning to normal colour…

      Reply
  17. Emily O says

    October 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    Just ick. They don’t have a warning system do they?

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 18, 2011 at 9:32 pm

      Nope! Was horrid x

      Reply
  18. ChocOrangeCityMum says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    ha ha ha. Nuff said

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 19, 2011 at 8:05 pm

      Ha x

      Reply
  19. Mummy Matters says

    October 20, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    I shouldn’t laugh but I am doing, sorry! If its any consolation Little Bean has been vomiting all evening, we have changed the bed countless times, changed pyjamas, had a couple of baths and then just as I was cuddling her she began to wretch again, so I did what any good Mummy would do, I passed her to Daddy when she promptly vomited down his t-shirt and then put her sick-covered hand in his hair.

    I don’t do sick!

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    • janeblackmore says

      October 21, 2011 at 5:37 am

      That is good consolation!

      Reply
  20. sarsm says

    October 21, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Ouch!

    One moment playing and the next throwing up. Then I bet the next she was fit as a fiddle again!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      October 22, 2011 at 12:34 pm

      exactly

      Reply

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