Yesterday, all three kids visited the dentist for their six month cleaning. I was surprised to hear that Addi and Charlie had zero cavities with Myriam needing some extra attention to a few of her pearly whites. Myriam had everyone laughing (no surprise there) with her usual witty remarks such as,
"You are crunching me up!"
That was what followed the laughter when she ask Dr. G if all the ladies, better known as assistants, were his girlfriends.
Needless to say, it was a lighthearted, successful visit including the advice to floss which most patients hear after every dental cleaning.
Well, Myriam took it seriously after using her token coin to get her prize.
This is what TO do:
This is what NOT to do:
You can imagine my surprise when we were no more than five minutes out of the parking lot hearing the screams of terror from the back carseat.
My first compassionate motherly response was to chuckle. No judgement, you all would have laughed too.
Next was to shamefully call the office and tell them I am making a U-turn back to the office for a ring removal. Once there, Dr. G asked what the heck happened and I politely said, "Well, you told her to floss!"
(I actually think she was trying to open the ring wider to fit her cute chubby fingers, but the story sounds better if she was trying to floss.)
A look with the mirror to see exactly where the ring was lodged, a distraction question to Myriam and quick tug on the ring and it was out. She sliced her gums pretty good, but nothing that prevented her to jump gleefully out of the chair after being told she could have two tokens for two prizes.
You'll be happy to know that the rings will now be removed from
Dr. G's Token Tower.
Myriam leaves her mark everywhere and the staff certainly will be hearing about this adventure at their next study group!
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