The article humorously explores a mother's perspective during flu season, highlighting her deep suspicion of others' health and her internal conflict of nurturing versus self-preservation. Reflecting on past experiences, she recalls the challenges of caring for her sick children while neglecting her own health. The author contrasts the traditional nurturing mother archetype with a more aggressive, self-protective instinct born out of the realities of parenting, ultimately expressing the struggles faced by parents during illness and the burdens of caregiving while remaining healthy themselves.
"When she had the respiratory flu, I snuggled her close when it sounded like she was hacking up a chunk of lung."
"I realized that whenever I spent too much time around my sick daughter, I was severely ill a week later with double the symptoms."
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