Six plus year of parenting and our household had managed to avoid the dreaded HFM (hand foot and mouth) disease. When our streak came to an end two weeks ago, it wasn’t due to my daycare attending 3-year-old, no, I was the one to succumb. I figured I’d bounce back quickly, that the worst would be over in 24 to 48 hours. In reality, 13 days later, I’m still recovering.

Being sick for so long gave me a lot of time to just think. As humans, we are always trying to make sense of life. Why did this happen to me? What is the point of this? What did I learn? And while I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, I have a few takeaways to share.

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