...or whatever the technical term is. The untechnical term is shots and it freaks the heck out of the boys. I'm not one to beat it around the bush, I just tell them about two days beforehand (this is for all the kids) and I tell them what and why. I know everybody does it different, but it would really bug me if something was popped on me, and I don't want to do that to the kids. If you know it's coming up, you'd better be upfront with me. (no telling me two days before that you are heading off on a weekend long golfing trip. not that huz would ever do that or anything...)
So, the good news is that we did NOT put the clinic in lockdown because the boys ran away. Definite improvement. The bad news really isn't so bad, more sad or funny depending how you look at it. BoyTwo handled it all fine. I told BoyOne he'd better hold it together for his brother's sake and he did alright. Well, he sat in the front seat on the way there where he couldn't really be seen:)
When it was his turn for the shots, BoyTwo did this weird thing where he tried to hyperventilate so that he would pass out (what the crap do they teach them in Ukraine?!) and I had to smack his head to snap him out of it. The nurse was saying over and over, 'okay buddy, don't do that, you're going to faint.' As if 1) he was actually listening to her and 2) he happened to know what that even meant. But the head whap brought him right back to real life. Don't worry, it wasn't hard.
BoyOne was hyperventilating and crying in the car on the way to the appointment and continued to do so until well on our way home, but I'll hand it to him, he didn't run away, he didn't scream like he was being tortured and he didn't swear at me or anyone else. All in all it was a positive experience.
And just because I'm sure somebody is thinking that maybe I shouldn't tell them when these things are about to happen because of their reactions, it is my opinion that they are smart enough that if we were to enter a doctor's office they'd flip out because they figured it out, or it would damage the trust we've managed to build. It's just what works for us.
p.s. I nearly forgot to tell that as we entered the clinic that BoyOne told me he was going to run away again, but I told him if he did he wouldn't be playing any more soccer. It made me happy to know that he knows I am not kidding:) and he sat down and continued to leak water out his eyes. Also, when BoyTwo got down from the table he collapsed on the floor claiming he could no longer walk. The nurse simply said, 'I didn't break your legs, I gave you a shot. Get up.' and he did. hahahahaha
p.s. I nearly forgot to tell that as we entered the clinic that BoyOne told me he was going to run away again, but I told him if he did he wouldn't be playing any more soccer. It made me happy to know that he knows I am not kidding:) and he sat down and continued to leak water out his eyes. Also, when BoyTwo got down from the table he collapsed on the floor claiming he could no longer walk. The nurse simply said, 'I didn't break your legs, I gave you a shot. Get up.' and he did. hahahahaha
