First trip to the dentist

Yesterday,

London went with me

while I got my teeth cleaned

at the dentist.

She watched with great interest

everything the hygienist did

and seemed excited when I said,

"Maybe we could get your teeth cleaned sometime, too."

Well, they had an opening today,

so I thought it would be a good idea

to take her in while she was still interested.

I told her about the appointment this morning,

and she was happy.

But after she started thinking about it,

she changed her mind.

Soon, she did not want to go to the dentist after all.

In fact, as I was making lunch,

she thought she would be smart

and barricade me into the kitchen.

She told me I was going to just stay in there

until it was time to go get the girls

after school.

I said, "What if I need to use the bathroom?"

Then she showed me how I could

just step over the shortest pillow.

That was nice.

When her wall was finished, she came in,

folded her arms and said,

"You're not going anywhere, ha ha."

OK then.
Well, as we all know,
moms usually win these kinds of debates.
I finally talked her into going.
I used the old bribe trick of
"You'll get a cool bag to take home,
like I got."
So off we went.

She did wonderful.
She got right up in the chair
and the hygienist made it fun.
She let her pick out
her favorite flavor of toothpaste
and tell the chair to move up and down.

She got to wear
cool shades.

And the toy of choice?

A punch-balloon.

That made it all worthwhile.

Not to mention

the sparkling smile she got

as an added benefit.

I think she changed her mind

about the dentist,

and may even look forward to

the next time she goes.