Well two weeks ago I was very sick.  During the Easter weekend.  

My wife had just left with my youngest daughter on an extended spring vacation to a big "tourist" city on that Saturday after good Friday.  

As soon as they left I got sick.  This was

Easter weekend.  My store was open but luckily I could get a helper to work two days and then we were closed Two days.   I was so out of it I just slept, but very badly for two days straight. I guess I had some sort of stomach flu even though I didnt throw up, I couldnt eat.  One roll and some bubbly water in two days.  

I kind of felt bad because my older daughter was studying hard for some important tests she had to take on Thursday and Friday and I couldnt do anything for her.  She isnt quite old enough that she can make meals, although she has made a couple of the noodle meals.  Otherwise I was upset that she had to order McDonalds and a noodle restaurant food and I couldnt make her healthy hot food for her studying and brain.  But I was useless.  

That is why it made me so happy when she took over a couple of my small worries.  Before I go to bed everynight I check the stove and oven to make sure they are turned off.  Then I make sure the front door is locked and maybe the chain is on it.  

So there I was so sick on Saturday night and I still had to check the oven and stove.  My daughter called from her room and said, "dad why are you up?".  Without me answering, she said, "Dad, I checked the burners and stove and they are off and I made sure the door was locked".   

I was already up so I checked anyway, but it made me so happy that she had taken the responsibility over from me when I couldnt do it and SHE HAD taken care of it.  That had to be a little epiphany for me and I said to myself, "Yes.  She can take responsibility.  And she can be kind and take my worry over for one day when I am very sick.".   That is/was so nice when I came to that conclusion.  Not a big thing, but big enough. It just made me happy.  Kind of as if she had finally started making her bed after I had been doing it since she was small.  You know, sometimes we parents feel we have to nag our kids to get anything and everything done, so you see, it was nice that it was taken care of, and she knew exactly what was my routine, what I was up about and she had taken care of it.  

I didnt get a good night sleep, that came the next night, but at least there was this small glimmer of happiness within me.  

Thanks daughter.  

Great ambient classic.  Good for relaxed listening...... sort of.