Tales From Pediatrics

Today’s post is by Cowgrit.
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I used to work in a pediatric office as a nurse. This was before I had kids. It was quite a learning experience for me. I learned about growth, development, and disease. But most of all, I learned kids say whatever is on their minds. No filters! And they say the funniest things. And so do their parents.

Here are some examples:

I asked a little girl about 3 years old to take off her shoes while we weigh her. She asked her mom, “Mommy, what are they going to do with my shoes?”

I asked a 7-year-old and his mom what his symptoms were (why where they coming to the doctor). The boy said, “I’m allergic to school.”

A pregnant mom came in with her 4 year old for his checkup. She was showing him an ultrasound of him as a baby. She said “Look, here is a picture of you as a little baby, Preston!” He said, ”That’s Preston in a spaceship!”

I took a mom and her 3 young children back to an examination room. The mom asked me “Are we going to see a boy or girl doctor?” She laughed at herself, then exclaimed, “I need to get out more; I am around these young kids too much. Are we going to see a women or man doctor?”

I took a teenage boy and his mom to an examination room. The teenager was here for a checkup. I told the young man to get undressed and put the drape over himself. The teenager told his mom to leave the room. As she was leaving she paused as she had a second thought. She poked her head back into the room and said, “You did wear clean underwear?”

A 3-year-old boy said, “I came here as a baby, and they fixed me.” His mom said, “Yes, you were a baby, now what are you?” He said, “I am Trevor!”

Cowgrit