Well, that was fun…not!

[WolfenMachine]

Kyrin wrote:

My son is so cool though, he interrogated the doctor himself, asked if it would hurt, and glared at him when the doc dared to start to fib. He told him, my Mommy said the shot to numb it hurts, so don’t try to tell me it won’t, what I want to know is how long is it going to hurt when you do it?

LOL!! WOW, that is so awesome of him! He’s got an attitude, even when he’s hurt and (probably) scared. Good for him! I am ceased to be amazed at how in-the-know and matter-of-factly and intelligent kids are these days. When I was a kid, going to the doctor, I never knew ANYTHING about what was going to happen, why I was there, why they were doing what they were doing. Of course too, my parents fed me the “It doesn’t hurt” sugar-coated version of everything…and as a result, I stayed naive for *too* long. Figured what they told me was “the truth” and didn’t question it. Boy was I wrong.

So Kyrin, good job for telling Alex the truth! 😀 Plus, I think it makes them a bit tougher, knowing what is going to happen, and then having a bit of time (the car ride to the ER) to prepare for it and toughen up, instead of “Oh, it won’t hurt” and letting his gaurd down. That wouldn’t be a fun surprise!

[Shawna]

WolfenMachine wrote:

Kyrin wrote:

My son is so cool though, he interrogated the doctor himself, asked if it would hurt, and glared at him when the doc dared to start to fib. He told him, my Mommy said the shot to numb it hurts, so don’t try to tell me it won’t, what I want to know is how long is it going to hurt when you do it?

LOL!! WOW, that is so awesome of him! He’s got an attitude, even when he’s hurt and (probably) scared. Good for him! I am ceased to be amazed at how in-the-know and matter-of-factly and intelligent kids are these days. When I was a kid, going to the doctor, I never knew ANYTHING about what was going to happen, why I was there, why they were doing what they were doing. Of course too, my parents fed me the “It doesn’t hurt” sugar-coated version of everything…and as a result, I stayed naive for *too* long. Figured what they told me was “the truth” and didn’t question it. Boy was I wrong.

So Kyrin, good job for telling Alex the truth! 😀 Plus, I think it makes them a bit tougher, knowing what is going to happen, and then having a bit of time (the car ride to the ER) to prepare for it and toughen up, instead of “Oh, it won’t hurt” and letting his gaurd down. That wouldn’t be a fun surprise!

That’s how I feel about it too. I think lying to them about it hurting and what will happen is a form of betrayal of trust. They trust you to tell them the truth and telling them it won’t hurt is not the truth. I require my children to be honest, if I am not, then what I am teaching?

Honesty is a big deal. Especially to me, I hate liars with a passion, and if you really want to piss me off, tell me I’m a liar. Unless of course I am goofing off and obviously fibbing to be silly, then you can get away with calling me one. 😀 Otherwise, it is ill advised.

My biggest issue with the medical profession in general is that they are rarely upfront and honest, even when you ask a direct question they try to skirt it and only give you a partial answer. Then they wonder why I don’t trust them blindly like all their other sheep patients. I really value the few I have found who don’t sugarcoat anything and answer all my questions openly and honestly with no dissembling.

Kyrin

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