Dentistry & Zip Lines
Is that one shady mechanic actually more trustworthy than your dentist? Several dentists we've visited have wanted to do massive amounts of completely unnecessary work. When did pediatric dentistry become an "up sell" business?
K is off to the dentist this morning. A new dentist. A dentist who actually works on children, as opposed to the other dentist – the "family" practice – that did not work on children. The family dentist declared that K had one cavity that must be filled, and J had five. The new dentist was not at all concerned about filling K's one cavity. We'll find out tomorrow, the verdict on J's cavities. It has been a recurring theme, these dentists that want to do extensive and completely unnecessary work. They're like the stereotypical untrustworthy auto mechanic looking to make a sucker out of everyone.
H and J stayed home with me. S let me know that they had chores to do, including cleaning the kitchen in full. Afterwards, they are entitled to screen time. Much to my delight, H and J did not immediately set themselves to the chores. In other words, they weren't singularly focussed on achieving screen time. Instead, they found some yarn and started developing a "zip line" system in the living room. The living room, of course, is now a tragic disaster (and one more thing on their pre-screen-time chore list), however, the two of them were playing quite wonderfully for more than an hour, with no supervision, no arguments, no destruction and no injuries – until they finally decided (on their own) to apply themselves to cleaning the kitchen.
Anyway, they're jamming to some Weird Al while they knock out their chores.
