Jake successfully made it through flu shot #2 this morning. We are home (thank you, Veterans, for giving us the day off...and for keeping our country safe and free and stuff...) now, and despite the fact that every time I come in the room, he stops what he's doing and complains about his leg (and how it'll hurt FOREVER), he's playing and jumping around just fine. Imagine that, he survived a shot...
He was very brave this morning, telling the nurse he wasn't afraid, but he wanted her to do it "100 fast." (In his mind, that's the fastest you can do anything.) He kept a straight face until the pants were lowered and the shot was uncovered...then he freaked out a little. Only until the shot was over, then he was ready for his Batman sticker AND the medicine I'd promised him...
That medicine being the cure to every ailment: Krispy Kreme donuts.* That's right, I bribed my kid: get this shot and we'll go get donuts. It's good that he didn't notice that I didn't have to suffer, but I still got donuts.
So we've had the shot, we've had the donuts, and now we're done. Time to relax and enjoy the day.
*Footnote: Krispy Kreme donuts are actually not a cure for obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and most other diseases from which our food-obsessed country suffers. But they do cure children of flu shot pains.
He was very brave this morning, telling the nurse he wasn't afraid, but he wanted her to do it "100 fast." (In his mind, that's the fastest you can do anything.) He kept a straight face until the pants were lowered and the shot was uncovered...then he freaked out a little. Only until the shot was over, then he was ready for his Batman sticker AND the medicine I'd promised him...
That medicine being the cure to every ailment: Krispy Kreme donuts.* That's right, I bribed my kid: get this shot and we'll go get donuts. It's good that he didn't notice that I didn't have to suffer, but I still got donuts.
So we've had the shot, we've had the donuts, and now we're done. Time to relax and enjoy the day.
*Footnote: Krispy Kreme donuts are actually not a cure for obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and most other diseases from which our food-obsessed country suffers. But they do cure children of flu shot pains.
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So I'm not the only one who find Krispy Kreme donuts as the cure for everything? Well that's good to know!
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