First, say “cough” in Spanish. Tos.
Then understand that we’ve had an illness going around, at least among us adults, that involves a lingering and persistent cough. After a bout of hacking, I tell Dubsie “tengo tos.”
Her brown eyes are full of concern. “You are sick?”
“Yes, I am sick.”
“You need tea?” she asks.
“No Dubsie. But thank you.”
“It’s OK, Daddy,” she says. She nods and caresses my arm.
I stifle a cough.
“You have toast?”
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