Between Neal’s illness, being in the ER, then my yearly GYNO appointment Wednesday followed by Ryan’s visit to the Asthma doctor this morning complete with CT scan of his sinus’ and Seth getting a physical – I’m DONE with Doctors, copays, deductibles, pharmacies, and driving in the car in general.
This has been my day. Other than completing the ‘deadlines’ that I put off yesterday (which was a blessing) and having a very nice lunch with a dear friend of mine, plus getting a little writing in while waiting on the asthma doctor…it has been uneventful.
God didn’t fail to show up though. It came to me in a way that others might not understand – through humor and recognizing that maybe I did something right to protect my child? As we were walking out the door to go for Seth’s physical he blurted out a question I couldn’t hear at first.
“What was that?” I asked.
“Is the doctor going to touch my ‘no no square’?” he said sheepishly and giggled.
“No no square?” Where did he hear that? I thought.
“Yeah, you know…” he blushed. “Where no one has the right to touch it but me unless it’s a doctor and you know about it.”
It’s been a long time since I’ve told the boys that when they were young and I never knew Seth interpreted it to be the ‘No no square’. But it made me proud to know that he understands what I was trying to tell him when at such a young age I never knew if he would. I never wanted him to be ashamed of his ‘no no square’ or to grow up feeling it is a bad thing or not a gift from God that in the providence of Him and in marriage can be properly ‘shared’ and bring forth life and love.
During the physical I couldn’t help but tell the PA (who happens to be a friend of mine) what Seth was calling it. I also knew it would make Seth laugh and maybe ease the tension a bit. Thankfully it did and we all laughed. She commented that many parents don’t talk about that to their small children…often they wait for the doctor to tell them. This surprised me but then again from what I’ve come through I guess it was something more prevalent to me to address.
It was nice to hear when I’m often concerned about how I parent and if I’m saying enough or the right things that I can be validated and be comforted in knowing our kids do listen.
Plus it was good for a laugh. 😀
Blessings
Shannon