Posted by
RepublicanEvangelist on Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:36:58 PM
He is fine. Has a cough. Kids are always sick. I took him in to check it out and have a doctor with years of education, training, and experience to tell me he has a cough. It was a good night with not too many patients waiting for urgent care so we went right into the examination room to wait for the doctor. I could bring toys to occupy my children but that would be too easy. I prefer to work with the palette I have. I found the sink with the hot and cold foot pedals works for at least five and up to ten minutes. Longer if your kid has OCD and needs to wash his/her hands a lot. The trick is keeping your kid from hitting the "H" pedal and burning themselves. I find the rolling stool can provide two to five minutes of non stop entertainment. It provides rolling back and forth action and also the corkscrew of the chair is good for at least one minute of fun. The tongue depressors, ear thingies, and cotton balls collectively can provide a few minutes but only if your kid is in the right mood. If you had glue, you could construct one of those popsicle stick structures but again, you must use objects only from the room. Unfortunately the computer and blood pressure machine are out of bounds for obvious reasons. Anyway my son is fine. He has a cough. My moment of pride came when my son was offered a choice of stickers : a metallic smiley face, a care bear (or something similar without proper trademark) and a metallic American flag. My son chose the flag and said, "flag daddy." That's my boy.