My six year-old doesn't believe in the Tooth Fairy. Is that bad?She also thinks Santa is a load of bull and the Easter Bunny is a crock.When she started to express ideas about the possibility of these mythical creatures being imaginary, we didn't try to convince her otherwise. Sometimes I feel … [Read more...]
Take All of My Money, Dentist. No, Really. ALL OF IT.
My eldest daughter just got back from an $800 dental appointment. She had four (!) cavities to be filled and ended up needing two stainless steel caps as well as a generous dose of nitrous oxide to keep her from wigging out like she did on the dentist's first attempt at fixing the teeth.We brush her … [Read more...]
Cavity Search
I took my kid to the dentist and she had a cavity. (Not my child's mouth, but wow, hey?)I felt like such a bad parent, like the dentist and hygienist mentally tossed me into the Slacker Mom category and there was no escape.Thankfully the cavity was small and caught early so they were able to … [Read more...]