Several years back, my husband and I went to H&R Block to get our taxes done. We dutifully brought our paperwork and sat in front of a guy in his sixties. He asked us question after question – prompted by the computer screen in front of him. The process was long – mundane – and there were a few questions that we couldn’t answer because we had forgotten this receipt or that document.
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But when it comes to my creative output – my photos, my words, those timeless and irreplaceable moments of brilliance – I’m much more sensitive. Which is why I take precautions.
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As many of you know, I experience rather extreme morning sickness with my pregnancies. The first one was bad; the second one was worse. Four months of misery.
1. Erase all food-related words from your vocabulary when you’re around her. Don’t talk about your new favorite ice cream flavor or the awful restaurant you just tried for the first time. Don’t suggest licorice or pineapple or ginger cubes. And whatever you do, don’t discuss E. Coli or salmonella or the hair that you found on your plate at the Olive Garden. Food is taboo.
2. Show up with a meal. Notice that I said, “Show Up with a meal.” 
3. Show sympathy. If you’ve never experienced extreme morning sickness, just think about what it would be like if you had the worst case of flu, nausea, and dizziness ever…for four straight months…24/7. Now imagine that it’s worse than that. It’s horrible with a capital H. So forgive her for not responding to e-mails, for not calling you to tell you she was pregnant, for being totally and completely silent. Say, “I’m sorry – it stinks” and not much more. And then bring her another meal…
Normally, I’d post a Wordless Wednesday photo today. But since we’re all sick and not at the height of cuteness (that’s an understatement), I thought I’d take some inspiration from Damselfly over at 
Sometimes a girl’s just gotta tuck herself in bed and recuperate.
