Tatum went to the dentist today. I am one of those horrible parents...this was her first visit. It was just in time too...she lost her second tooth last night. Anyway, she did great. They gave me a questionnaire to fill out and one of the questions was "is the patient feeling anxious or nervous about this visit?" Our conversation:
Me: Tatum are you anxious or nervous about seeing the dentist today?
Tatum: No, I'm scared.
Me: Ok. About what?
Tatum: What if they hit my teeth with a hammer and then they all fall out and then they have to fix them? (I'm thinking...WHAT? but not a bad scam for a dentist to pull)
Me: They wouldn't do that. They are here to help your teeth.
Tatum: Good!
All in all the visit went well. She was very grown up about it and didn't argue or complain about anything they did. She does have to go back and get some work done on her molars, but not too bad. It hurt the pocket book more than it did anything else. Maybe in my next life I'll be a dentist.
Now all we have to do is convince Keaton that the Dentist is not out to get him so he will go.
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