The Pee-Pee incident

This afternoon, I spent the better part of 2 hours trying to convince a clever, adorable 4 year old to pee in a cup. Please, for the love of all things, please pee-in-the-CUP!!! She wasn't on strike against the actual cup, or even against the actual PEEING part of the request. She found humor in the fact that I insisted on it.

(F.Y.I. My office serves as a child-friendly investigation center and medical office for child abuse victims.. which sometimes requires urine samples)

I tried being sweet. I tried being funny. I even tried bribery. But, no, this four year old could not be bought. We made a pact.. pee in the cup, and she would recieve: 1 brand new toy of her choice, 1 tub of any color play-doh of her choice, a huge handful of chocolate (including Reeses cups, Kit-Kats, and Pixi-stix), and a pack of crayons. To this she replies.. "I triiieeeeddddd". In fact, she did try. Four juice boxes and five bathroom visits later, and still.. no pee. I feel a little cheap, attempting to bribe a 4 year old.. but hey, the pee needed to be in the cup!

(For those of you who don't know my job, as a child advocate, is pretty much like daycare.. except the children range from 1-17 years old)

When all was said and done, by 4:59, there was indeed pee in the cup. I'm very proud of that little girl... she is as stubborn as I am. It's strange to look into the eyes of the four-year-old-You, and beg them to be grown-up. Most of the time they're just begging to be four years old.

The search continues...

I am continuing my search for interesting bloggers today.. The weirder the better! Bring it on, BLOGGER!
* Firstly, I would like to introduce you to Ricardo the Art Aficonado:
Ricardo is one of the many dogs that you can meet on the blog entitled Bankok Street Dogs Yes, that's right, there is an entire blog devoted to these furry neighborhood friends. Somehow, this blogger finds the history of each of these dogs, and brings their stories to life. Quite remarkable, if I do say so myself.

*Another interesting blog I stumbled across was Things Look Like Things. Hmmm.. yes.. sometimes they do... I cautiously opened this link, thinking... there has to be more to this phrase.. but no.. Things really do Look. Like. Things. Enjoy.

I must run for now, the dentist office is calling my name. (Literally, they just called) Gotta go get a cavity filled, then come back to work to drool all over the telephone. Sweet.

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