So, Mr. Brooks tested positive today for Covid-19.  I also woke up sick, so I have to take a test tomorrow.  I feel actually sick, rather than allergy sick (which is the only kind of sick I've been in two years, other than gastroenteritis a few months ago with some nasty puking).  So, I am pretty sure I have it, too.  And I am slightly furious.  

See, we take ALL the precautions still: mask wearing, hand sanitizing, staying away from people.  Well, Mr. Brooks still has to go to work, but nobody at work as covid right now, he didn't get it from there.  The only thing I can say is my oldest son, who has all the shots, never wears a mask anymore.  So, he possibly could have gotten it (though from where, I do not know), had no symptoms and then gave it to us.  But it doesn't make any sense either, as he doesn't hang out anywhere.  Other than recently at my ex-husband's house.  Which, I guess, he could have gotten it from them.  But that was a week ago.  You'd think it would have had a longer incubation time, so I doubt it was that, either.  Two entire years we've avoided this.  And now we've finally got it.  Dammit.  

Just like the Mystery of the Gastroenteritis Bug (that my mother got first) we could never figure out, we can't figure this out, either.  How annoying.  

Ugh.  

So anyways, mother comes up and touches me and I immediately shake her off (though I always do, because I HATE her touching me and I am pretty sure she knows it) and say "Don't touch me, I'm sick.  You need to stay away from me."  She replies with "Oh, I know", which is her new thing now.  She will stand in the doorway, block you from getting in somewhere and I say "Please move, you're blocking the way" and she says "Oh, I know".  Um, okay.  Then after she touches me she says "With you two being sick, you want me to clean up and wash the dishes?"  I politely said "No thank you."  She then puts on her baby voice and says "Oh, okay.  I guess you don't want me to do them then." *frowny face*  Which annoys me to a great deal as she damn well knows I'll say no.  So, I said the truth.  Granted, I should have ignored her.  She baited me into this conversation and I took it.  

Me: "Yup.  I like my dishes to be clean."

Her: "I guess I don't clean them well enough for you."  *baby voice*  *frowny face*

Me: "You know you don't.  You've been told a billion times.  I might as well put them away dirty right now, they'd be the same amount of clean."  Granted, I said that last sentence after she shut the bathroom door. 

She baited me and I took the bait and ran with it.  I know, next time just walk away from her.  But I was getting tea for my sore throat and I should not be run out of my own kitchen.  I am run out of it most days because of this kind of shit right here.  I leave my room, she says something stupid to me, so I hide from her as much as I can.  I fill her meds, feed her meals, and then hide from her the rest of the day.  It's not fair.  I just want to her to shut the fuck up about stupid shit and instead, just act like a normal person.  But I know she's not normal so I can't expect that of her.  She's a potato.  And #potatoesgonnapotate.  I just need to change the subject instead and say "Oh wow, look at what that bird is doing.  Oh, never mind, it flew away!"  She'll lose her train of thought usually and I am off the hook about answering her.  

Next time I'll do that.  

For now, I'm just gonna watch some Netflix, drink my sprite, eat whatever, and me and Mr. Brooks can just chill out and take naps and feel better.  Let our kids do all the work for once.  MUAHAHAHAHA!  Sigh.  It takes their parents getting covid for them to wash the dishes.  What a story to tell their children one day LOL