I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned it here, but the S_________ family feels it is their right to be evil if they are sick, and particularly evil to the person nursing them.
Gary is the worst. He berates you if you hand him the cough syrup and don’t take off the cap.
This past week, thank God, he has discovered it isn’t his raising that makes him this way. It’s pseudoephedrine. There should be a street term for pseudoephedrine. The Psued’.
So, Wikipedia has this to say:”Pseudoephedrine, particularly in high doses, may also cause episodes of paranoid psychosis. ”
Why, yes, Wikipedia, you were in my house last week. I was sleeping in bed, and Gary leaned over and shook me.
“Get out! You have to get out of this bed right now!”
“What? What did I do? I was sleeping!”
“YOU ARE MAKING ME INSANE! GET THE HELL OUT AND DON’T COME BACK.”
Jesus, I thought, why did Wilma teach her child she has a right to be evil? Honestly, every time her husband yells at the kids or Grandkids she’s right at his heels, apologizing, “Oh, he’s not feeling well.”
And now come to find out it’s the psued’ talking. He’s shunned all cold medications except for Advil and Cepacol this week and he’s been an angel. A miracle, I tell you.
9 responses to “Miraculous Cure”
Did you really respond with that much equanimity? I would have kicked his ass out the door and called the cops.But I’m touchy that way.
I am not surprised. It is a prime component in methanphetamine.
Who knew? I love The Psued when I’m sick…good stuff…you should’ve known something was up with it when they started making you sign for it when you buy it…
You must certainly be a saint. I would not have been so accommodating. Nope. My hubby would have been the one to have to leave the bed!
WHOAAA!! damn.
I can’t take that stuff, either. I turn into a raging bitch, then I cry. It’s evil medicine. I’m used to my hubbard elbowing me in the side to make me quit snoring, but still, that was harsh.I finally broke him of that habit! Or maybe I quit snoring, eh?
Wow, that’s crazy! It does make sense though, given the meth connection. It makes me wonder if it makes me that way? I mean how would you know you were being a paranoid bitch if you lived alone? Hmmm….
Quite convenient. You can use “psued rage” as your reasoning behind firing up the blowtorch and melting his toes as payback for yelling at you. (I still remember the video you posted last time he was sick)
Becs – Neh – I just went in the bathroom and ran the water for a few minutes. Oh, and I outed him in a blog post.Zayrina – Hey, and I know how to use a light bulb to cook me up some Meth a la New Zealand.Autumn – It makes me stay up all night, that’s about it. I always forget what has the pseud in it, until I’m still up at 4 am.KC – I choose flight, not fight, when faced with drug-addled men.JO – Yes, indeed.Judith – I don’t think elbow abuse makes you quit snoring.AmyinStL – Well, Gary claims it also makes his skin crawl and his eyeballs itch.Shania – Well, thank Zayrina for the video, but he was actually a poor sweet bunny after he got off the drugs.