Scrapbook Story Prompt {1} – Comfort

A couple of nights ago my 4 year old son Dan, was sick.    Around 1.30 am I heard a little voice saying…I’m scared.

Mr Husband was away with work so I told Dan to come and hop into my bed.    I do love his cuddles.

He shuffled in, sucking his thumb, climbed up onto the bed and when I went to cuddle him, he was shivering.    Maybe he WAS really scared of something and not just trying to sleep in the ‘big cloud bed’.   Maybe he had a bad dream, maybe he was cold.    So I cuddled him…and he continued to shiver.    He was shivering for what seemed like ages until finally we both fell asleep.

Not long after, I awoke to a little trembling voice saying…”Mummy I’m going to spew”.    On auto pilot (as a mum does in the middle of the night), I scooped him up and raced into the bathroom.    The poor little poppet wasn’t well.    He had a temperature, he was vomiting and he “really wasn’t well” (his words).

Around 4.30am he finally fell into a deep sleep.    I couldn’t sleep…the fear of a projectile vomit attack while sleeping was too great.    No spew in the mouth for me, thanks!

So as he lay sleeping, I stroked his hair and held his little hand.   He looked so cute and so little.    He had his favourite blanky (named Ganky), and he was sucking his thumb.    Doing the things that made him feel better.     I had put a face washer on his forehead to cool him down (just like my mum did for me), which he said was “very nice, thankyou Mummy….boys like that”.    How funny is that…he is sick, probably a tad delirious and he is still remembering to thank his mummy.

{Credit: Lauren Grier – The Ocean in your Eyes}

Journaling reads:

“Dan was sick today with a temp & upset stomach.   He spent the day on the couch with his ganky & crochet blanket.  It reminded me of when I was sick as a child. On the couch with my crochet blanket, a glass of lemonade & a couple salada biscuits for my sick tummy.   No Lemonade for Dan today though…even if we had some he wouldn’t like the bubbles.   And no salada’s-despite the upset tummy,he still had to have his Nutella sandwich.”

Even in the messy, spewy world of sick kids…there can be the sweetest thoughts and moments.    Of course…they don’t usually occur when you are cleaning out the spew bucket and stripping a bed of messy bedding.     They come at that quiet time, when you are stroking your child’s hair, holding their hand, wishing that your little baby (no matter the age) wasn’t hurting or sad or sick.    Pick off the spew and you could have something beautiful to write about.    Gosh, isn’t that a visual image for you lol!

Each week I will be sharing a story prompt with you…a little kickstart for your scrapbooking.   Today’s story idea follows on from above.

How do you comfort your child when they are sick or sad?

What makes them feel better?    Share you feelings and their reactions.

Do you have a feel good remedy for sad little ones?

In comforting your children, do you remember being comforted as a child by your parents/caregiver?

What do you remember?

Is there anything that you do as a parent with your children that your parents did with you?

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I’d love to hear your story…do you have a Lemonade and Salada’s story?      Post a comment below.

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Happy Creating!

Fee x