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Submitted by Endora on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 3:43pm

As in response to a previous blog (that I did not mean to take on a life of it's own)-

"Tommorrow poor baby Zippy16.5 goes in to have 4 impacted molars removed under anesthetic (personally I would rather give birth to twins without an epidural than have 4 wisdom teeth removed at once)-

However -doting, mothering, hovering DH is all a twitter today with getting preps for Zippy coming home after surgery tomorrow morning-bouillon, jello,popsicles, chicken soup (Zippy's favourite commercial brands of course)-my DH will be in tears when I get home just looking at Zippy16.5 sleep and all the trauma the poor kid has gone through that Daddykins could not prevent-

DH's actual words: "Endora-poor Zippy,I wish I could take this away from him- sometimes life is so hard! ME :sick: "

I know DH will not be able to sleep tonight on Zippy's behalf -of course Zip will be off the rest of the week and I happen to be off on Friday (I have arranged to have lunch with my BS)-

I understand I would be "sympathetic" to my teen having dental surgery-but not how DH is acting-going home in an hour to watch DH begin the doting process....sigh

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Submitted by Endora on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 4:10pm

Broth if anything the first day-

Maybe I will make his favourite cinnamon rolls when I get home tomorrow }:)

Naaa-funny as it would be -not nice....

Step Parenting – you might need to step back before you step in something!

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Submitted by belleboudeuse on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 4:28pm

But it's not like he's undergoing chemo or something. Getting your wisdom teeth out is part of growing up. Your DH, by acting like this is literally the end of the world, is teaching Zippy to be a whiny martyr. Kids take their lessons on how to react to life from their parents.

I agree: :sick:

- You are not second best, you are not second class. Do not ever let anyone make you feel that way. (2Bloved)

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Submitted by Elizabeth on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 4:40pm

in college. I lived to tell the tale, and except for being sleepy (and sick) from the anesthetic and sick to my stomach from the blood drainage, it wasn't that bad. But poor Zippy, I know that he is a delicate flower...

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Submitted by Sasha on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 6:16pm

You should be proud of your husband.

He'll make someone a fine wife one day Wink

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Submitted by doglover1 on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 7:20pm

I had my wisdom teeth out ( a long long time ago) and it was all 4 and I beleive my mom dropped me off and picked me up and done deal. the end. No drama. GOd help me, with these parents that do all this kiss butt. These are the children that are going to run our country.........OH MY pray for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Submitted by now4teens on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:23pm

and she's the BIGGEST BABY on the face of the earth.
Seriously, she gets a hangnail and you'd think the world was coming to an end.

But somehow, even SHE SURVIVED!!! I told DH (in no uncertain terms) that while he certainly needed to be sypathetic to her, he DID not need to BABY HER.

What she did need was to take her medication, as directed by her doctor, so the pain was managable, and follow the discharge papers to the letter.

And guess what? In three days, she was fine. The first day she felt nothing because of the massive novacaine she was given. The second day, she slept. And by day three, she was feeling back to normal.

I had to give her and DH major props, because they could have been a lot worse.

Just remind them that it's all part of life and go about things as "matter of fact" and not give into the drama and you should be ok.

Good luck!

"Of course things worked out nicely for Carol Brady...she had a live-in maid and Mike's first wife was DEAD!"

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Submitted by bewitched on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:31pm

"To Thine Own Self Be True" William Shakesphere

We all of course feel for anyone having the wisdoms removed. It's not fun.

But it's not a leg, either!

Does your H realize that the way he is bringing Zippy up, he'll never grow into a man?

Make sure you have a nice bottle of wine at home-for yourself. Lock you in the bedroom, drink and read a good book. Or I have a feeling you might become violently ill from watching H hoover over and nurse his poor darling back to health.

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Submitted by northernsiren on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:48pm

I came home from college for christmas break my freshman year and my mom had scheduled my 4 wisdom teeth to be yanked on Dec 30th, no going out with friends for me for new years, and dear mom took my prescription pain meds away from me after the surgery because they were addictive and gave me Tylenol. Cry me a freakin river DH and Zip :sick:

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert Einstein

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Submitted by secondwife20 on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 10:40pm

I don't see what the big deal is. DH obviously doesn't realize that there are worse things that his kid can go through other than getting 4 teeth pulled.

Psh.

He's acting as if Zippy is having an open heart surgery.