It's not easy
I took Gardner for his 15-month checkup today.
I let Ken hold him down this time when the three shots were delivered to his little legs. I stood at his head and rubbed his hair, wiping his tears. I cried almost as much myself.
I kept telling myself that this would only hurt for a little while....and the pain is relatively small compared to what might happen if I were to resist this tradition and he were to develop the full-blown illness later on. I had to remind myself that this little bit of pain was ensuring that something worse wouldn't come to visit that would hurt even greater.
Sometimes we have to do preventative measures that don't feel very good (such as dental cleanings, shots, and even pore cleansing masks). Yet in the long run, it hurts a great deal less than what it might feel like if we were to neglect these things.
Funny how things like this never really make it to the front of your thoughts until you become a parent and have to rationalize things to make it clearer for your child's understanding (and your own sanity).
I am just thankful that we have scientists, dentists, and doctors who are smart enough to know how to administer the small pains....so that we can avoid the bigger ones in the future.
I let Ken hold him down this time when the three shots were delivered to his little legs. I stood at his head and rubbed his hair, wiping his tears. I cried almost as much myself.
I kept telling myself that this would only hurt for a little while....and the pain is relatively small compared to what might happen if I were to resist this tradition and he were to develop the full-blown illness later on. I had to remind myself that this little bit of pain was ensuring that something worse wouldn't come to visit that would hurt even greater.
Sometimes we have to do preventative measures that don't feel very good (such as dental cleanings, shots, and even pore cleansing masks). Yet in the long run, it hurts a great deal less than what it might feel like if we were to neglect these things.
Funny how things like this never really make it to the front of your thoughts until you become a parent and have to rationalize things to make it clearer for your child's understanding (and your own sanity).
I am just thankful that we have scientists, dentists, and doctors who are smart enough to know how to administer the small pains....so that we can avoid the bigger ones in the future.
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