Do you love the doctor as much as I do? I do so love the doctor! I don’t get why my mom never wants to?take me to him when I hurt my finger or my leg or my toes. I mean, there might not be any?blood or anything, but it still hurts, you know!
So anyway. We went to the hospital, and it was awesome. We went to a hospital a little farther away because my uncle works there, he’s with the ambulance. So we went in uncle Nick’s hospital and his doctor and his nurses fixed me up. They all thought I was so cute. Which I am.
Material needed: TIC TAC.
On the road…
If you are lucky, like I was, neither of the 2 doctors she drives to will be home; and she will go on to the emergency unit. Do be prepared for a hysterical meltdown from your mom. It’s a bit disturbing but it doesn’t last too long. She also might call your dad only to hang up on him, but they’ll make up afterwards so it’s ok. It’ll be worth it, I promise!You might bump into some inconveniences along the way, like almost bumping into another car. And the occupant of the car might come over to give your mom a good old shouting and scolding about how bad of a mother she is for driving so fast and especially with kids in the car.
Anyway. Ignore.
Your mom might lose her way if she hasn’t been living in the area for long, but if the drive takes 3 times as long as it should, just take a nap. That way you save time, you won’t have to nap once you get home and although your mom might try, she’ll probably give up on trying to keep you
In the hospital!
Once in the hospital, be a little tragic about telling your tale. Show all the hurts on your body from the last 2 years. Be cute.
In hospitals there are often fun toys that you don’t have at home, and chairs with wheels. Take advantage of your mom’s exhaustion and play with the toys and the chairs. Just make sure to calm down if you see the crazy look coming in her eyes that tells you an outburst is coming.
If you did a good job and pushed the Tic Tac way in, the pediatrician will look at you but she’ll send you up to another doctor. This way you get three poeple to look at you: the nurse, the Children’s Doctor and the Other Doctor. Also, you get to wait in 4 different areas: lots of play opportunity while you are waiting!
Back home.
Now when going out, try to help your mom find the paper to get out of the parking lot. Otherwise she’s going to get stuck in front of the gate with 3 cars full of annoyed people behind her, and she’ll most likely leave you in the car with your brothers while running inside to get someone to open it. No fun, I tell you. And most grownups are quite weird about stuff like that. They don’t first open the gate, as any sensible child would. Instead, they give her a scolding about not taking her wallet and losing the paper, which makes your mom more hysterical, and you don’t want that at this point. So do try to hang on to the paper, or see where she puts it. Or maybe give her a hint about it being under your baby brother’s bottom.
Hahahaha, Naomi. Jij schrijft echt zalig en dit was echt hilarisch, en ook een beetje zielig voor jou :(.
Liefs!
Becky
Stopping by from 31 Dayers’ Thursday Share. Oh the joys of having a toddler! They can definitely drive you crazy. But, they make up for it in ways that melt your heart! Today was one of those meltdown days for me. I started bursting into tears thinking I’m not doing this mom thing right. My son asked, “Why crying mama?” I said, “I’m having a bad day son.” He says, “Oh, no cry mama!” And then he gives me a big bear hug. It melted my heart and helped me stop crying.
Aww… this sounds like a terrible no-fun horrible day. But I’m glad you could see the funny side and write it from your toddler’s perspective! Hope the rest of your week looks up! 🙂
This was hilarious! Brought back memories. One of my daughters would tell her friends to break their arm each time they want a trip to the hospital! And don’t worry, some of the people behind you in their cars do understand.
“Stuff a Tic Tac up your nose far enough so she can?t get it out.”
TOO FUNNY!! And by funny I mean terrifying. My youngest did this with a raisin. Fortunately, when we made it to the hospital there happened to be a team of medical students and an anesthesiologist who specialized in children there to assist the doctor. They actually had to knock him out to remove it. There was a lot of screaming and crying involved (me) and when it was all done they showed us the squishy little raisin that had caused so much trouble. Turns out, that evening there were a few cases like this in the ER and the nurses were referring to the young patients by what item they had stuck up their nose!
We didn’t have raisins in the house for years after that…
Loved your cute story!