in tandem, no less

As I sat down at the computer, both boys started hacking simultaneously. I wonder if they are linked somehow. Something big. Something unexplainable or mysterious. Or maybe it's just that they've both had colds now since October 18th with no end in sight. Twenty-one days of rivers of snot, hacking nights, and slightly "off" behaviours. 21? That seems somewhat obscene and alarming. Maybe it's time to go to the doctor again. I always fear that I look like a pansy mother who just can't handle a common cold, who rushes their child in at the first sniffle. And I hate being told in that slightly condescending and patronizing way (even when I'm sure it's something *big* this time) that I just have to wait it out. But I guess I more so fear being told, "Why the hell didn't you come in earlier?! This could have been prevented if you just acted more responsible." Ok. I'll call in the morning.

In a nice, long, juicy phone call tonight with my "no holds barred" friend (and another tip of my hat to you, my friend, for the all-out purging), I came to realize that I am absolutely stressed out to the nth-degree, but am damn good at repressing a whole bunch of things for extended periods of time.

Must work on that. Later. Much later.

On an underlying related note: 22 days, 12 hours, and 52 minutes until we get possession of our new home.