I married a rockstar. I realize that I am a little biased, but I know it to be fact. I am also not saying this because my wife is the harmonizing queen of the Smule singing app. I am saying that my wife is a rockstar because she does so much for our family and she puts up with me, and thats something to be said.
Lindsay is a rockstar because she is a stay at home momma and has chosen to sacrifice years of a normal social life so that she can fully focus on our kids and our home. I never understood the enormity of this until the past year when life all of a sudden has seemingly become insanely busy and it doesn’t look like it is going to stop. For those of you stay at home mommas, I am not sure how you do it, but thank you. The sacrifice of normal adult conversations and being inside the home, not constantly working on a project, is something I know that I could never do. So being a stay at home mom is reason number one of being a rockstar.
Reason number two is because of the burden that she has seemingly bore by herself for almost a year and a half. That burden is one that relates to our little princess Emma and her allergies. You can check out my post’s on Emma and her allergies, or any that my wife has written, to get a better understanding of all this. Just to give a little background for this post, you should know Emma is allergic to 4 of the top 8 allergens… Yay!!!
I am blown away at the lack sensitivity I had towards Lindsay and Emma as it relates to Emma’s allergies. I understood the do’s and don’ts of it all, and I know what to do in an emergency situation, but I have also chosen actions that show a lack of caring. The biggest example that comes to mind is going to Five Guys to pick up some burgers for Lindsay and I. While I waited for our burgers, I decided to munch on some of their free peanuts. In doing so, I covered myself in peanut dust and fragments, and as if that wasn’t enough, I also took a scoop or two home just so I could enjoy those tasty treats later. Yes, I covered myself in death, all so that I could enjoy some food. Again, my lack of sensitivity is staggering, and I hate that I am just now realizing this even though we have been on this journey a year and a half.
I know that I can, and still do, enjoy the nutty treat. I also know that I don’t have to cut out all of those allergens from my diet, mainly because all of them don’t cause Emma anaphylaxis, but I do need to make more of a conscious effort to think less about myself and more about the comfort and safety of my wife and daughter. I’m just glad it has only taken me time to realize this instead of a large deadly mistake. Our life is a little bit different, but that’s ok because I married a rockstar who has given up so much more then I ever could, and it’s all so that our family can thrive and have an amazing home and life together.
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