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By hissychick | March 11, 2009
Today I took a rather excited A to have her four year old vaccinations, having received a somewhat mean letter from the Government which in essence stated that if I didn’t stab my child yesterday my childcare benefit payments would cease*.
And wasn’t she just beside herself with excitement over finally getting her big girl noodles.
Fearing hysterical tears in the face of the reality of the situation I gently suggested that it was going to hurt for a little bit but that if she was brave she would enjoy a box of Smarties as a treat afterwards.
Armed with that enticement, in we went to see the nurse at the clinic. And….
Not a single tear. Not one. No struggles, no tensed up arms, no widening of the eyes, nada, zip zilch.
I was so proud, as I can actually remember my four year old booster shot, and I cried like a baby. Then again times have moved on and you no longer get the numb arm from the tetanus shot that we all remember. Still, for once I can safely say that A did not act just like her mother.
Then again, maybe not. Upon coming home my big miss has milked it for all it is worth, telling all and sundry about how her arms hurt “ow ow ow!!” and demanding paracetamol. To be fair she might be feeling a little uncomfortable but she most certainly is following the exact script the nurse gave us about side effects, which she’d naturally listened to in rapt attention as she does when it comes to anything and everything medical (becoming a doctor being her current lifelong ambition).
E was less than impressed. As A tried to tell her little sister about her arm pain my cheeky little monkey started exclaiming “Ebie sore arm too!” and when told “No, you didn’t get noodles, you’re not sore” merely sighed, exclaimed “Move” (as is her wont nowadays) while shoving past her sister to resume playing, happily singing “Merrily merrily merrily dream!” to the tune of “Row row row your boat” as A started wailing to me that “E hitted me in my sore arm Mummy!”.
One sensitive soul, one future firestarter. Sibling rivarly at its finest.
Anyway it is my turn for a needle next week. In light of the current whooping cough epidemic and tragic death of a four week old mr hissychick and I are getting booster shots so that we can do our bit to protect babies in our community who are too young to get immunised themselves. Something I wish the poor misguided souls in the anti vaccination camp would have a good hard think about. But for once I will grit my teeth and not go there.
Wonder if I’ll get a sticker and a lolly for being brave too?
* And rightly so, given that too many people have been too lax to follow the schedule through to completion. In my defense I wasn’t expecting to be read the riot act a mere four weeks after A’s birthday, having been told previously that the aim was to have your child vaccinated prior to commencing school. But as someone who is completely pro vaccination…oh the shame…
Topics: Ouch, hi ho A is on the go, hi ho E is on the go |
Well done A, what a brave girl!
… as well as the gumption to brag about it afterwards too!
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Posted by: JLow on March 12th, 2009 at 1:10 pmHahaha….you don’t know whether to laugh or cry the way and when kids intend to use ‘good’ information for ‘bad’!
But oh for the lack of drama, attention and some coodling…..kids are always kids!
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Posted by: Ann on March 12th, 2009 at 1:54 pmHurrah for brave Miss A! And Miss E…what a cheeky little monkey indeed!
I’m on the same bandwagon when it comes to vaccinations. What a terrible loss, that poor, poor baby girl.
Good luck with getting the booster…hope the GP saves the red jelly beans for you!
xx Em
Posted by: Em on March 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pmWell done, A!!
Oh your girls are so funny.
Have a good weekend.
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