The CPD (Day One Cont’d)
The CPD is , of course… the couch potato diaries. I have just had lunch and I am right on track to about 1200 calories today. I have just taken a mild muscle relaxer and I plan on perhaps having a nap.
My wife and son are off today (veterans day) and they decided to go over to our friend’s house. I did not want to go because I am in pain and also I am technically not supposed to go anywhere since technically I am on Quarters from my supervisor.
The only thing on TV right now is Project Runway from last season. Season 4 of PR is supposed to start on Wed and that’s everybody’s favorite guilty pleasure right?
This morning I watched music videos… nothing amazing… and some other trash TV before my son got up and I’m starting to suspect my wife is passively aggressively punishing me for being couch-bound. She asked me to watch him and make him breakfast and change his diaper this morning so she could sleep an extra hour. Which I did, but I mean… it wasn;t easy and I was hurting the whole time.
Plus, the whole reason I got the day off today was to sit on the couch. If I’d gone to work, she would have had to get up ANYWAY. I don’t think I like where this is going. I’m taking time off work to heal, not to be an extra set of hands around the house when she feels like sleeping in.
And on that note, do you know she is driving across the state to attend a Rock Concert on Friday and she has asked me to watch The Boy. I have agreed but quite frankly I am shocked that she has not considered NOT GOING. She has not even mentioned considering cancelling her plans to go. I am sure I will be fine to watch him but it is going to be EXTREMELY hard. I mean, my little shower-and-shave this morning had me in a great deal of pain.
I mean, really do people NOT UNDERSTAND that if six ribs are broken in your back that every little thing you do causes white hot pain? I try to be positive but then they think I am just jim-dandy instead of just putting on a happy face.
Anyway. Yeah I love my wife but I guess you can tell I’m a little upset about the concert. If she was semi-incapacitated there is no effing way I would leave her for a day to watch our son by herself.
—Matt
It is going to be a really long five weeks. You probably need to explain things to your wife a little bit. That you absolutely are good for nothing other than offering warmth to the couch cushions for the next 5 weeks. You really need to make your recovery a top priority. Five weeks of bed rest is not a light thing. Set some boundaries now or you are going to end up really resenting your wife not taking this seriously. Does she understand how seriously hurt you are? I can’t even imagine!
Ugh. I’m sorry Matt. I would be upset about the concert too. I agree with Beebee that you need to talk to your wife about this situation and make sure that she really understands how bad it is. Sending positive vibes for a return to health but in the meantime for an exciting tv schedule! Ellen
Have you tried talking to her and letting her know in how much pain you are and everything and anything that you do puts you in pain. Maybe she thinks you are just making it up and that you are not really in so much pain. Take care and I am looking forward to tomorrow CPD.
