How to cure a fever…

So I was sick as a dog last week. It was a couple days after I got the flu shot, I always get sick after getting that damn shot. Maybe it’s the shot itself (or the preservatives in it as someone noted), or I catch a bug/virus while my body is weak from the shot. Who knows? Point is no more taking that shot!

Anyways I was way out of it from Monday night and all of Tuesday. My parents came over on Wednesday morning to take me to the family doc. My wife had to work, she had taken care of me the previous times but had to go back to work. By then, my fever had gone down. It was in the hundreds, but it was back down to 99. And what was the cure? My mom put her hands on my head

Filipinos are funny people. A common career choice for Filipinos is the medical field, i.e. nursing, pharmacy, etc. And my parents and family fit right in the mold. Both my folks and all my aunts/uncles but one are in the medical field. Now at the same time, Filipinos are superstitious/religious. So it’s funny to me how they could mix all the scientific facts they learn and are tested on, yet keep their superstitious traditions high on a pedestal

So yes, Mom, despite all my wife did for me (driving to get meds at 2am, the food/drinks she got at the store for me, being by my bedside) and the meds I took for the 30+ hours prior to you coming over, it was indeed you putting your hands on my head when I was feeling better to check my fever that made it go away 😛

Superstition and old wives’ tales can go through any culture. My wife and I have noticed a lot of them during her pregnancy. People always keep throwing in their two cents on what symptom she may be feeling means for the baby.

Did you know that if you have a sweet tooth while you’re pregnant that means you’re having a girl? That was a belief her mom held very high, and would always tell her stepdad that. She was guaranteeing she knew my wife was having a girl because she developed a sweet tooth while being pregnant and claimed she could tell just by looking at her that it’s a girl

Of course we found out at the doctor that we’re having a boy. It was clear as day in the sonogram, if you know what I mean 😉

When we went to pass the news on to them, her stepdad was in denial

Stepdad: Are you sure? I thought you were having a girl
Wife: Yes we’re sure. Mom thought we were having a girl, but we’re having a boy
Stepdad: But you have a sweet tooth, that means you’re having a girl
Wife: We just came from the doctor, it’s a boy
Stepdad: Have you talked to your mom? She says only baby girls crave sweets
Wife: Do you want me to show you the sonogram of his penis?

moral of the story: I’m not here to judge, I’m just pointing out all the mistakes you’re making…

Have a Nice Day!