Kids say the darndest things…
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“I’m absolutely furious!!”, is what he said to me as he sat there on the porcelain pot. My head did a double take and he repeated himself - so of course I had to ask why.
Let me rewind, on Wednesday my little brother was scheduled to have dental surgery. As the date drew closer, my mother and I would talk to him about them putting him to sleep to perform the surgery. On Tuesday night he says to my mother,
” mommy, I think I have a problem. Why are they putting me to sleep? I’m not a animal. I want to wake up… “
There her five year old was, thinking he would be put to sleep (a.k.a killed) and this of course made her get a little sappy [ que the awwwwww's in the crowd]. So she explained to him what the deal was, using better language - and off he went.
Initially he was scheduled to go in and fill some cavities but they determined that his two top front teeth needed to come out to make room for the new set. They administered a local anesthetic and off to sleep he went.
After the procedure was done, the child was the most disgruntled human being to have walked the earth. Not only that, but he was terrified at having to be put under anesthesia.
Fast forward to tonight:
He’s absolutely furious because the dentist “ruined his smile!”. His words, not mine. He has two stitches where the old teeth were and this five year old narssisis is worried that them lil raggedy kids will make fun of him. Who knew a kindergartner would have this much vanity.
I remember taking out most of my own teeth when I was like six or seven. I twisted that top tooth and pulled. Yet this boy is in the mirror cursing the high heavens that this whacked out dentist has ruined his swagger.
Kids.
December 12th, 2008 at 6:55 am
He’s a funny lil boy he is
December 13th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
What??? I wish I could be 5 again. Maybe 10.