Getting screwed by Biden
While I generally like that the boy takes after me in most regards, there are some things that I wish he wouldn’t.
Just like I did in May of last year, my kid cracked his tooth a while ago in his BJJ class and we went to the dentist for a cleaning and general checkup, but I wasn’t expecting to repair his tooth during this particular visit.
In any case, I had earmarked 15 minutes of buffer to make sure we made his appointment.
What I didn’t factor in was that President Biden was gonna be in the Upper West Side that day.
Holy cow, what a mess.
Gotta think that Biden was crossing at W 79th because we were stuck there for a while before we decided to try out the subway.
Luckily, that was still running.
So, we were late when we arrived.
Unlike the last several times I went to this dentist, they were actually much more well run such that we were seen only 30 minutes after our scheduled time, instead of the usual hour/90-minutes.
This was an improvement.
However, unlike when the kid went to his regular dentist, this one didn’t give him any laughing gas to do his cleaning.
He wasn’t thrilled but he was still a trooper.
But, we weren’t done.
Her: You know your son’s tooth is cracked, yes?
Me: I am aware.
Her: Do you want to fix it?
Me: I dunno. We only scheduled the cleaning. He still has to make his Chinese class.
Her: Oh, you’ll be done in 15 minutes. I would do it because it’s only going to get worse; it won’t get better if we don’t fix it.
We left with only five minutes to spare but this time, the train let us down because it skipped our stop.
So, we had to run to his class and ended up being 20 minutes late.
It was a pretty exhausting day, but I’m glad that the kid’s tooth is taken care of.
Hopefully, we can go another year before he needs to get his teeth looked at again.
Firecracker: You know you’re supposed to go every six months, right?
Me: Nah, we’ll be fine.
Her: Logan Lo!
Me: Fiiine, I’ll consider it.
Location: the kid’s BJJ gym, telling him he has to wear his mouthguard
Mood: beat tired
Music: White teeth teens are up for it (Spotify)
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One reply on “Fixing the kid’s cracked tooth”
Glad to see you and yours doing so well. The boy is growing like a weed and looks so healthy. You are doing a great job. Really like the new gal in your life. Am happy for you. Keep on Keeping on.