Mommy Got A Crown

I had a dentist appointment this morning to get a crown put in.  As I was getting my daughter ready and told her why I had to go she said with amazement, "you're getting a crown?"

Well, yeah, of course!  I am a princess, you know.

Okay, so I'm not a princess.  I'm just your average person ... with a history of having not so good teeth.  Gah!  This was my third root canal.  Not cool.

My husband was at work and my son was in school so I had to take the little miss with me.  She sat so quietly and nicely as I was getting the work done.  The dentist couldn't get over how well behaved she was.  He had told me awful stories of other kids who have visited before.  One kid poured soda into the fish tank while his mother just sat there and laughed.  The poor fish didn't make it.  Another kid threw toys at the wall leaving dents and marks.  My goodness.  We discussed how horrible some parents can be.  I mean, I don't like to judge another parent but come on, laughing while your child dumps soda into a fish tank?  So not cool!

The entire time I was at the dentist he just kept going on and on about how great she is and how great kids come from great parents.  He even let her pick a toy from the prize box and gave her a $1, which is something he has done for both kids in the past whether it was for their appointment or mine.  Geez ... these kids are getting rich from going to the dentist while I go broke!

It really feels good when someone compliments my children on their behavior and also on my parenting.  I know I'm not perfect ... not even close.  My kids can and have been out of hand at times.  Hey, they are kids. Kids will be kids.  There are times when I feel like I'm losing my mind because they just won't listen.  However, for the most part, they do very well when we are in public.  I'm thankful for that.  My son's teachers and classmates have told me numerous times that he is very quiet in school.  I asked him why and he said, "because we're not supposed to talk in class."  My kids do listen, maybe even too good.  At home it's another story.  Sometimes I feel like a broken record when it comes to having to tell those two to stop doing something.  It's nice to know they are behaving when they are supposed to be and it's nice that others are noticing.