I recently had to take Lil Miss to the doctor because she just wasn’t feeling well and her throat was really red. We get to the doctors office and they decided that she had Strep. This was no surprise, because baby girl, not too long before,  was taken to the doctor and was diagnosed with Strep. as well. So I just kind of figured Lil Miss had the same thing and wanted to go ahead and get her some medicines.

Fast forward. We are in Walmart. Lil Miss is wanting to hang on me. I remind you, she is 14 and taller than me. Don’t get me wrong. I deeply love my babies, but at the same time, Lil Miss knows the ins and outs of bacteria and viruses and transmission. We found out we were going to have to wait because they were super busy at the time and her medicine was not quite ready yet. Her doctor office is literally RIGHT beside the pharmacy. So convenient! I super love that and the fact that the Doctors are AMAZING….( I will save that for another post 🥰) Back to what happens while we are there.

So Lil Miss and I are in one of the isles waiting. I am looking at different Valentines day items, and she is minding her manners and not touching anything. The next thing I know the kid leans on my shoulder, puts her face less than an inch from mine , face to face. I instantly think, goooood grief, this kid has strep and is all up in my grill. I then say to her, “Don’t breathe in my face”.

The next thing I know there is this man, that has appeared out of no where, starts chuckling and has turned red faced. I instantly begin to tell him that we are waiting on her medicine and that she has not been feeling well. I instantly felt like a horrible mom. But I have to remind myself too…If mom goes down, everyone in the house isn’t happy. He starts laughing even harder and says that we reminded him of his fiancé. He said that she does the same thing to him when she isn’t feeling good. I felt a little better, but at the same time, I felt like I needed to pray about my actions.

My child was not feeling well and needed the comfort of her mother, I was being selfish and thinking of “Oh no, I don’t need to get sick.” She thought it was the funniest thing ever. She was also just as red laughing as the man in the isle was. I have created the shirt with what I said. It is a reminder to myself to watch my words.

“Don’t Breathe In My Face- Mom’en It. 2023”