Colm went to the dentist for the first time today. If you have ever tried to give a cat a bath, that is about how well it went. I tried everything, but it boiled down to me leaving and letting the dental people do their job while he screamed his head off. I thought about just whisking him out of there and just forgetting the whole thing, but this is one of those times that you have to just do it. Shots hurt, but I don’t let him skip those. Taking naps isn’t a favorite activity either, but I don’t let him skip those either. I had to blink the tears away in the waiting room while I listened to him scream, but no one said being a mother was easy.
UPDATE: I noticed tonight while we were at preschool open house that he has broken blood vessels in his face from all of the screaming. Yep, that’s how bad it was.
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