Aside from the whole living-with-anxiety deal I have going on, I’m more of an optimist than a pessimist.

That’s why I look at all the positives that come with the big fat negative of being sick with a sinus infection.

• Keeping up on the latest innovations in tissues.
• Getting to take naps without feeling guilty.
• “Get well” notes from Claire.
• Staying sexy while sleeping with tissues stuffed up my nostrils.
• The children will let you take embarrassing pictures of them because you sound meaner with your sexy sick voice.
• Eating McDonald’s cheeseburgers because they’re a natural cure for sickness.
• Using the sickness as an excuse to explain why your sister ran a 1/2 marathon and you didn’t.
• Friends will take the kids for the afternoon after school.
• Getting to see what the insides of your lungs looks like when your cough them up.
• No one complains when laundry doesn’t get done (except it will all be waiting for you for when you’re feeling better).
• Pharmacists will take one look at you when you drop off your antibiotics prescription and say they’re putting a rush on your script.
• When you eat an entire strawberry & cheese danish cake by yourself over the course of your 4-day sickness, at least you’re eating, amirite?

I’m 90% better now, but I still have to take the may-give-me-a-yeast-infection antibiotics for the next 7 days.

Bright side? Eating yogurt every day for a solid 2 weeks!

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We all know the standard reasons why people want to have children: undying love, smiles when you enter the room, looking at the world through their eyes. You know, the good stuff you expect.

I love it. I love my girls. I love everything my girls provide for me.

Once your have your kids, there are benefits you didn’t know you were going to reap when you produced the kidlets. Benefits that are primarily for your own comfort and enhance your life.

1) Fetching beers – Shortly after your kids start walking, you can start teaching them how to open and close the refrigerator. It’s important to teach the kids to CLOSE the door so you don’t have to get up off your arse to close it. That’s kind of the whole point of having the kids get the beer in the first place.

2) Scratching your back – This is a surprisingly tough one to teach because it requires focus. In the beginning, the kids only 1/2-ass scratch then stop after 2-3 seconds. Major tease. As they get a bit older, you can use motivators (ie. toys, candy, money) to encourage longer back scratching sessions.

3) Snacks in the house – It’s not like you don’t have snacks in the house before kids, but when you have kids, you don’t feel as guilty for having them. Snacks in the house for kids are important for preventing tantrums, bribery, and creating commercial memories (see: Oreo commercials).

4) Testing the macaroni & cheese at all restaurants – Before kids, you never ever order macaroni & cheese as a main dish. If it’s a specialty with gruyère or nutmeg, then of course it’s acceptable to order. However, ordering mac & cheese as your main dish at a restaurant is not the norm. When you have kids, you get to test all of the mac & cheeses at all kid-friendly restaurants. My favorite so far is California Pizza Kitchen.

5) Appreciation of a good nap – There is NO WAY IN THE FRIGGIN WORLD you can understand the importance of a good nap (yours and theirs) without having kids.

What are your unknown benefits to having kids?

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