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Scott Hines's avatar

I also have to share this beautifully-written piece by my friend Noah:

https://noahafrank.medium.com/everything-except-f148a208e892

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Georgia is a Verb's avatar

I write this while sitting in the waiting room of the pediatric dentist, where I have had to take my oldest to get a stubborn lower front tooth removed now that its replacement is growing through behind it.

The whole way over here I was worried — is she going to cry, is it going to hurt her, is this going to put her off dentists entirely?

I get her out of the car and start walking across the parking lot and she squeezes my hand and says, “Daddy, I just hope she doesn’t have to pull my sweet tooth.”

“What did you say?”

“I said I hope Dr. _____ doesn’t pull my sweet tooth. You know, the one that helps me like sugar.”

“Oh. Honey, I’m positive that won’t happen.”

“I’ll ask to make sure.”

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