Poor noodle. I was in and out of hospitals constantly at that age until I was about 8, and I remember it getting easier when I got to an age where the gross medical stuff started to get interesting. (And by the time I was 6 I had mastered the art of riding my IV pole as a scooter down the halls, which the nurses loved...good times, good times!)
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Jessica - Nov 20, 2012 9:42:14 am PST #1601 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2012 10:11:23 am PST #1602 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Found out why people gripe so much about paying for their kids' dentistry. I'm stepping in to pick up the tab for the work my mom's getting done this week, and the only things I've ever paid more for had seatbelts.
It'll probably have a good effect on my own dental health though, as I'm unlikely to chip any teeth on the ramen noodles I'll be eating for the next couple of years.
Jesse - Nov 20, 2012 10:16:46 am PST #1603 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For misc work reasons, today I have come across the obituaries of what sound like two great New York ladies. [link] [link] Enjoy.
brenda m - Nov 20, 2012 10:26:57 am PST #1604 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And dental insurance is, generally speaking, crap.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2012 10:44:44 am PST #1605 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, I'm going to be paying more than twice as much as her insurance is. Whereas in my experience that ratio tends to be reversed with regular medical insurance.
Connie Neil - Nov 20, 2012 10:51:03 am PST #1606 of 30001
brillig
Well, with teeth, as opposed to most medicine, there is the option to say "Yank 'em all, dammit, I'm going with something sturdier."
Theodosia - Nov 20, 2012 10:56:59 am PST #1607 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Dentures are pretty miserable, or so I hear. I had to have a partial denture for a couple months when I was getting a bridge made for my front teeth, which wasn't intended to be fitted really well to start with.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2012 11:01:31 am PST #1608 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Dad's gotten used to his, but then he's had them for more than 50 years. Apparently dentists in the 1950s had a pull first and ask questions later policy.
msbelle - Nov 20, 2012 11:01:43 am PST #1609 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
on this line of thinking - y'all are familiar with the common dream of teeth falling out? I had a dream last week of my gums separating from my jaw and falling out, it was incredibly painful.
Connie Neil - Nov 20, 2012 11:02:44 am PST #1610 of 30001
brillig
ew!
My mother had to talk a dentist into pulling all hers (30 years or so ago?), after she got tired of dealing with fillings getting pulled out etc. She was so happy to be able to eat salt water taffy again.