yesterday, younger S got an interview for a job at a big box hardware store. Initially, I thought I’d be ok with it, but had him turn it down. H thought I was being over-protective but said he would support my decision. It’s just that he’s had too many weird things in his life, and I wouldn’t forgive myself if he got sick and had complications. He was hospitalized for a week when he was 12 days old with RSV. At 1, he was the first person in our city to get MRSA. You couldn’t go to the drugstore to get a prescription. The hospital had to specially mix something up and when he had MAJOR emotional reactiond, nobody could tell me if it was normal because he was the first! Then, he managed to get rhabdomyolysis working out at a Planet Fitness of all places! And then the broken bones, etc. He had asthma growing up, but only needs inhalers now when he gets sick… Ding, ding, right?
But then my friend is a PA at an ER in a major city (not a hot spot yet) and she thought he should take it. Her take is that everyone’s going to get it and he’s young and will be fine. Even knowing his history… I dunno. I guess I am scared for him and over-protective. I bought him an iPad and I’m going to have him learn arcgis and have him collect cemetery data for me - a project we have been trying to complete for about 10 years… He won’t be paid unless I give him an allowance - which I might do.
So thanks for this… I was completely second guessing myself after I had him turn it down. I think he was nervous about the prospect too.