I have to say it hasn't gotten much easier for me - well, at least my REACTION to things hasn't numbed or anything. I have two teenagers from a prior marriage, and I have 2-year-old and 5-year-old sons from my current marriage. My current husband knows I am a freak about this kind of stuff, and unfortunately my older boys know that I don't handle sickness well. It's just constant. My youngest has something going on where he has been coughing literally every night, nearly all night, and often to the point of v*ing. It just doesn't get easier for me. I find myself not wanting to spend any time alone with my children for fear one of them will be ill. It's out of control, and I'm not sure where to go or what to do about this. Yes, I will feel better when spring has sprung here, it was a whopping 18 degrees on my ride to work this morning. However, I just read on FB about more stomach illness. I swear...I need to destroy my social media accounts. LOL! Anyway, I love my children more than anything on this earth, but often I find myself secretly wishing away time. Precious time. Time I'll never be able to get back once they're out of the "sick" phase. This phobia has robbed me of sanity, family time, public fun, etc. Sorry...vented a bit there. Glad to see other mommies and daddies are getting through taking care of their sick little ones. Unfortunately, that's not me. They look pale...I'm running. Ugh.