Sick Tanka by @fragmented_imagination (B Sanders)

Shinnen yo
Tanomi ga aru yo
Byouki nara
Oi wa watashi ni
Hakanai you ni

"Oh, New Year!
"I have a favor!
"When he is sick,
"Make it so my nephew
"Does not throw up on me!"

My nephew threw up on me. Again. It seems to be a running gag at this point; whenever he has to throw up, he comes to me and throws up with little warning. This time, I lost my shirt, my undershirt, and my sweatpants. And it's 40 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so I had to go back home in just a hoodie and shorts. And I find it all funny as hell! It's one of my highlights with the youngest of my sister's kids, just turned three years old. Disgusting, sure, but it's so ridiculously consistent that I can't help smiling when it happens. Of course, this usually has to wait until the both of us are cleaned up.

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