Aw, poor mac. And poor msbelle.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Nov 15, 2008 11:09:51 am PST #1483 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Jessica - Nov 15, 2008 11:32:01 am PST #1484 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I had to hold him and three of us had one arm to give him a half flu shot and ppd test. Unbelievable.
I was like that with needles when I was his age - totally phobic. I have memories of leaping off the table and running out of the room screaming. Pretty sure I had to be strapped down at least once.
My mom eventually talked me into being able to close my eyes and think of something I liked REALLY REALLY HARD so I wouldn't be anticipating the sting. Which is why every time I get blood drawn to this day, I can smell strawberry ice cream. It's a bizarrely strong sense memory.
msbelle - Nov 15, 2008 11:44:30 am PST #1485 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
We had practiced the closing his eyes, even while hugging me and turning his head away, but as soon as the Dr was in the room (the second time) he freaked again and then he was so loud that both nurses came in which made it worse. I was unsympathetic by then, which I know made him feel worse, but that is how it went. We get to do it again in 3-4 weeks.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 15, 2008 11:45:35 am PST #1486 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
MC Hamnmer pants are coming back. How do we stop the insanity?
Whoa, did the board just go back a few days?
Scrappy - Nov 15, 2008 11:46:32 am PST #1487 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
When I was a kid we our doctor made house calls--one of the last to do so. My brother hated shots and when he was about four once ran out of the house naked and ran down the block screaming "Help, my mother is trying to kill me!" It took three people to get him back inside.
amych - Nov 15, 2008 11:47:41 am PST #1488 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Whoa, did the board just go back a few days?
That's what happens in Hammer Time.
Jesse - Nov 15, 2008 11:48:08 am PST #1489 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh -- fear of needles must be terrible for everyone.
Apartment building gossip -- I think the guy downstairs is finally moving out. He told me months ago that he wanted to get out of his relationship, and I just now saw him with boxes....
sarameg - Nov 15, 2008 11:50:48 am PST #1490 of 10002
When they gave neighborgirl T the pain shots in prep for tooth extractions (or it may have been brace application,) her dad and the assts had to hold her down. And she was 12. It was total lizardbrain takeover. She's old enough that once it was over, she wasn't mad at anyone and find it a bit funny how she reacted.
Burrell - Nov 15, 2008 11:52:05 am PST #1491 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy birthday, sumi!
Poor mac noodle, but I can see his point. Some of them shots HURT.
msbelle - Nov 15, 2008 11:54:44 am PST #1492 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I might try to explain lizard brain to him, he might get that, and then we can talk about not letting the lizard brain take over. It would pertain to more than this aspect of his life.