I took my daughter, Bugsy, to the orthodontist. I was focused on asking questions about proceedures and cost. Bugsy kept interupting to ask questions that she thought were important.
Dentist: We will be installing the spreaders on the molars and what you...
Bugsy: Are these teeth here real?
Dentist: No that is just a model.
Me: Now how often will we have to adjust the...
Bugsy: Where did you get that Bison picture on your computer?
Dentist: I took that picture when I was in South Dakota.
And on the conversation went.
I realize that we have raised a very confident daughter! Maybe a little too confident. I stopped and told her to let the dentist talk. Then I thought I might have looked mean to the dentist, that I would shut down her inquisitive nature. I looked sheepishly at the dentist. He continued on without betraying a single thought.
The other problem with her interuptions is it is sometimes hard for me to stay on track. I can go off on tangents as many of my students know. When she changes the subject I forget what I am saying and I may drift a while. I guess the doctor could say I'm scatterbrained as well.
Maybe with all that metal in her mouth some of her questions will go unasked. We'll see
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