what not to do at the dentist office

I think I may have committed the cardinal sin of what not to do at the dentist office. Both of my girls had appointments at 2:45 today and because my mom had lovingly brought me a raspberry white chocolate mocha from Starbucks, I had to drink it, I just had too.

2:45 means I'm tired. I didn't want the coffee to get cold and so I carried it in with me. I carried it quite proudly actually, until I realized where I was. And then Raegan received a bad report. THREE cavities. THREE! And I held my coffee a little lower. Then we moved on to Paige and I was told she had a large amount tartar on her teeth. Oh dear. And I wanted to throw my sugary, syrupy coffee down the drain but I was worried about being able to wash it all down before someone noticed so instead I just held it limply at my side hoping it would go unnoticed.

It couldn't have helped that Raegan had forgotten to brush her teeth entirely this morning! Oh we are quite scattered over here sometimes. Raegan was unfazed by the cavities and announced gladly, "I have cavities!!" Poor girl doesn't know what's coming. We all know I will probably not be able to be the one to stand by her side in her time of need. I am too worried I will get all woozy. We'll see...

Besides the fact that my children's teeth are a mess and I'm being the amazing example of how to ruin your teeth even further, the day was a success. Holding her bag of goodies (toothbrush, floss, sticker, prize) up high she proclaimed, "Going to the dentist is FUN!!" Ah, sweet, blessed ignorance.