![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ripping the bandaid
Oct. 17th, 2014 09:36 pmThis morning was my turn, and afternoon was D's. We got our flu vaccines done. I held on to dear life and dreaded the whole thing, my daughter cooly took her stuffed toy, sat there and didn't flinch and got her shot. She did tell me she was scared, but it was more to copy what she read recently in Berenstein Bears book. Sometimes I feel reading books sets her back in her boldness! ;)
This evening she noticed her band aid was coming off. And she was getting nervous about it as she found that dreadfully painful. Taking a bandaid off even morning after and after bucket bath, she would scream in "pain"! So, I casually said, "if it comes off that means it's ready to come off!" And she, oh so carefully, peeled it off and ran all around the house looking for dad to show off before putting it in the trash herself!
She was so proud that she didn't cry or get scared and that was the happiest moment of the day!
I have a lot to learn from my kid, because I dread taking bandaids off too! Really, I have no tolerance for pain! It's a wonder I delivered my kid naturally! ;)
This evening she noticed her band aid was coming off. And she was getting nervous about it as she found that dreadfully painful. Taking a bandaid off even morning after and after bucket bath, she would scream in "pain"! So, I casually said, "if it comes off that means it's ready to come off!" And she, oh so carefully, peeled it off and ran all around the house looking for dad to show off before putting it in the trash herself!
She was so proud that she didn't cry or get scared and that was the happiest moment of the day!
I have a lot to learn from my kid, because I dread taking bandaids off too! Really, I have no tolerance for pain! It's a wonder I delivered my kid naturally! ;)
