Mar 17, tue

Something that happened in Bali

Last summer, our whole extended family of ten went to Bali to celebrate my mother-in-law’s 70th birthday.
It was hot and chaotic from the moment we arrived, but I remember thinking “Wow, we’re really in Bali!”
On the second day of the trip, my 4-year-old daughter started crying.
She said her mouth hurt after eating some cherry tomatoes.
By that night, blisters broke out on her hands and feet.
I realized It must be hand-foot-mouth disease.
She hadn’t eaten all day, so we asked the hotel to prepare some porridge for her.
Just as she started to recover after running a high fever a few days, our older son came down with it too.
I had imagined a picture-perfect vacation, but all I remember is taking care of my sick kids.
Even now, whenever I see cherry tomatoes I am instantly taken back to what happened in Bali.

A lot of my coworkers came down with the flu.
Getting sick on a trip is the worst.