Little Miss Muffet was going about her business and right in the middle of a good meal she was afraid and ran away. I started a list of things I am afraid of but gave it up because it seem to keep on going and was in no way productive. Elise was afraid this morning. Afraid to sit in the Dentist chair even though she had no idea why she should be afraid. I felt like I should have some technique or motherly sway to help calm her fears and that by being there she could relax but no. And in the end I had to walk out, I was of no help. I am reminded of mothers with seriously sick children and even dying children and how magnified their experience must be. All this was compounded because the dentist insisted on going through with sedation even though insurance didn't cover it and I had no idea if we could either. I had tried the day before to talk with the office about it but it was a Monday and their plate was already full. So the Dentist said he would work something out with us if I would just let him get started. She's smart he said, "She stopped crying to ask if he was almost done." said when they were all done with the root canal. She still may lose her two front teeth after this stupid ordeal. All from rolling out of bed, and we're supposed to keep her in a glass case because her teeth are still wiggly. Well at least she is only two and her permanent teeth will come in 4 more years. We both took a long nap today... that helped that me walk tonight and then I capped off my day with a small bowl of Tiramisu ice cream. We were going to get Tiramisu the other night but after reading all the labels in the Publix we ended up with the light Publix ice cream. I skipped breakfast this morning because Elise couldn't eat anything and I wanted to show some solidarity so I figure I had a few extra calories coming my way. Maybe I'll make a list tomorrow of my favorite ice creams, that sounds better than fears anyway.
