Mike obliged my nagging, and dragged himself to the doctor's appointment I made for him. Mike returned home from the said doctor's appointment with "a slice of pie" for me.
Humble pie.
His cholesterol and everything else were at optimal levels and Mike, who though very physically active, has "exercised" only a handful of times in his adult life, was even asked by the doctor if he worked out!! Needless to say, Mike has never let me forget his infamous doctor's appointment in 2006. (Yes, he has been back since.)
For the last year or so I've taken on a new subject to nag about. I'll make a long story short and I'll preserve some of Mike's dignity, but suffice it to say that last year I began to nag Mike to see a dentist. I convinced myself that his mouth was full of cavities. Besides he was long overdue for a dental visit since his last one in 1990, a couple of months before his LDS mission!!!!!!!!
Yes. You read that right. It's been 21 years since Mike set foot in a dental office.
This last fall I started going to a new dentist, that Mike has had some business associations with. I could tell Mike really liked this dentist and so I used it to my advantage to begin warming Mike up to the idea of him visiting the dentist. A month ago I decided to quit the nagging, and instead I came home from my last dentist visit and declared,
"I have to go back to the dentist in a couple of weeks for them to fix a cracked filling. I've made an appointment for you to go too."
What???
But of course the appeal of a "date" with his dear wife on a Monday morning was too good to turn down. Who cares if it was a date to the dentist, he was on board.
Almost three weeks ago, as Mike and I walked out of the dentist office together, Mike had a big grin on his face.
And me?
Well I was yet again left holding a generous helping of humble pie.
He had one cavity.
I think I'm going to quit nagging.
HA! I just made Jeff an appointment last week for a check-up! Peace of mind for me! The guy never goes to the doctor. He's the same with the dentist. Me - I have "bubba teeth". Every time I have a baby, I get a root canal. :)
ReplyDeleteOne in 21 years, wow! Hope your kids inherit his teeth!
ReplyDeleteThis very topic was a discussion in my day yesterday. My husband and I both went to the dentist this week. I have to work really hard to keep my gums healthy - no missing flossing and making sure I do a really thorough brushing. John on the other hand didn't get to go to hte dentist at all last year with his illness and had not a problem with his teeth. The hygenist was telling me how some people naturally - herediterally - and how their body is made up - do not have teeth issues. One sibling brushes faithfully every night and gets a cavity and the next sibling who doesn't brush when Mom's not looking comes in and gets no cavities. So don't be too hard on yourself - Mike has REALLY good genes. That he can go 21 years and fare that well is nothing short of amazing! I have to get cleanings done every 4 months instead of 6 to keep up. Too funny!
ReplyDeleteHaha!! That is SO how it is for a lot of people it seems like! Its crazy how unpredictable teeth can be. For instance. I can have a patient who is religious about brushing and flossing and comes in every six months totally caked in plaque, but then someone will come in without seeing a dentist in ten years and they will have very minimal issues and be basically healthy! Boo, such is life! Now you reminded me I am past due for a cleaning!
ReplyDeleteNow I am on my dentist attendance kick. You don't just go to the dentist to find out if you have a cavity or not. Bryan goes faithfully every 6 months, because that is required in our family and has never had a cavity. He wouldn't have one even if he didn't go every 6 months.
ReplyDeleteI eat humble pie every time I go away for the weekend and come back to find that Robert seems to be able to do everything I do and sometimes better. I kept calling home to see how everything was going last weekend while i was away, and they all just wanted to get off the phone because they were having too much fun. Nice.
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