21st March 2008

Dear OmegaDad

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In your next life, when you meet a lady and and move in with her and she tells you, "You should go see a dentist", what will you do?

Will you wait 15 years, until your teeth are a horrible mess?

Or will you say, "Gee!  What a great idea!  I think I’ll make an appointment right now!"

I know which one I think you should do.

I think your wife in your next life will be very happy if you do that.

I know that your current wife, in your current life, is not a happy camper that it took you writhing in pain last year to finally go to the dentist.  At that visit, a tooth was removed.

And a root canal was performed on another tooth.

And more was scheduled.

But then we moved.

And you put it off for a while, until you were writhing in pain once again.  At which point, another tooth was removed.

Luckily, you seem to have finally seen the dental light.  You have been awesome at scheduling things and getting things done.

But, my love, the reason you had three teeth worked on today with the prospect of one of them being a root canal job, and are doped up with steroids and demerol, and wincing at the thought of eating right now is because you waited fifteen years to start the dental work.

In my next life, I will be sure to be a mommy if my husband says, "Yeah, yeah, you’re right…" and never goes to the dentist.  I will make sure I make an appointment right then and there, instead of saying, each year that I go to see the dentist, "Dear, you should go see a dentist."

Your loving wife, OmegaMom.

(For those who say, "Woman!  Why didn’t you make an appointment for him 15 years ago!", I say:  "Pish tosh!  The man was a grown up!  He could have picked up a phone!  I make appointments for myself and for my dotter, who is a child!"

Okay.  I’ve learned my lesson.  I’d much rather have been a mommy-type for my husband all those years ago than see him dealing with the consequences of putting things off.  The poor dear is truly in pain.  But, dayum.  Why does it take the equivalent of a mouth meltdown to finally get the wheels set in motion?!?!)

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There are currently 5 responses to “Dear OmegaDad”

  1. 1 On March 22nd, 2008, sybil said:

    I think I married your husbands long lost brother. I loath to take the mommy stance, but did when it came to physicals and even then it took over 10 (TEN!) years to get him to schedule a physical. Still waiting for him to make the appointment with the dentist. A root canal didn’t do the job 10 years ago, either.

    You have my sympathy.

  2. 2 On March 22nd, 2008, Margaret said:

    I have soooo many patients just like this….probably about half of them. People just hate the dentist. Actually, after fifteen years, I’m glad it’s not worse.

  3. 3 On March 22nd, 2008, Blog Antatonist said:

    Every single appointment I have ever made for my husband he has either cancelled, or just not shown up for. I don’t do it anymore. So. If I end up pregnant at the age of 39 because he has been dragging his feet about scheduling the big V….I emphatically reserve the right to say, “I told you so.”

  4. 4 On March 22nd, 2008, Lisa said:

    My boyfriend and I got into a tiff driving home from our Christmas travels about the dentist. He has not seen a dentist since I met him almost four years ago. The argument was me saying “You should make a dental appointment” and him saying “I was already planning to do that as soon as we get home, I didn’t need you to remind me.”

    Now, what month is it? Almost April… And has he made an appointment or seen a dentist? That would be a big no.

  5. 5 On March 22nd, 2008, kris said:

    maybe they all had horrible dentists as children. i did. i had (have) bad teeth. i always got cavities and my dentist did not believe in novocain for children. ever had teeth drilled with no novocain? not fun. i refused to see a dentist after i was 15 and didn’t see one for probably 10 years. then i had a back tooth crumble and went to see a young dentist, just starting out. i had 12 cavities and i went to see him every other week for about a year i think. he has never hurt me and he has done probably 5 root canals or more on me. i take good care of my teeth but i still get cavities, it is just my bad teeth. my goal with my son is to make it to 18 with no cavities and no sunburns.

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