I took Matthew to the dentist this morning and I must say how impressed I was at how he handled himself.
He followed the dentist’s directions and squeezed my hand occasionally when it hurt. The whole time he was making both the dentist and the dental assistant (nice…) laugh which his funny comments and observations, which I wasn’t sure was such a good thing when he had a drill in his mouth.
As per usual Matthew had the entire situation sussed out and was making sure everyone else knew what to do.
Matthew: “Right Dad, you sit there and hold my hand in case I need to squeeze you … the dentist will put me in the chair and take me for a little ride and then put the nose bit on and then fix my teeth and then I will have a drink … right”
Me: “Ah OK Matthew but shouldn’t we ask the dentist what he needs to do.”
Dentist: “No … he’s right.”
I love that kid.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Matthew is a great kid though I have to admit you child scares me sometimes. now I’m not exactly a parent but I’d sweep his bedroom for secret underground labs or doomsday devices occasionally . . . could be just me though.