Job Posting

Looking for a kind, loving , caring person willing to take a ridiculously obstinate and difficult 5 year old dental patient to the dentist.  Must be willing to endure crying, screaming, wiggling, kicking and mouth covering by said patient.  Unfortunately, job does not pay well, but the cost if no one applies will be her mother's sanity.

Really.  Should it be this difficult?  Megan (my 3 year old) climbs right up in the chair, opens her mouth wide, allows them to take x-rays, check and clean her teeth. But Amelia.... well, in 4 years of taking her to the dentist at least twice a year, never once have they managed to get x-rays or clean her teeth.  It is generally considered a victory if she opens her darn mouth long enough for the dentist to look inside.  She also hates, HATES toothpaste of all flavors and varieties and gags and spits when we try to brush her teeth.  So of course, this leads to the need for extra dental work.  Oh joy.  The past 2 times she has required conscious sedation.  This has involved massive wrestling matches and resulted in some amount of the medicine in the syringe ending up once on the window and once on the ceiling.

Can't wait to take her back in a couple of weeks.