Anthony ended up in the ER? "The Boy" had missed quite a few days of school this past year. He would play the "I'm sick" card. You can never be really sure if the kid is sick or not. So I do the cleaning list thing. You know, push him till he shows sure signs of illness. Like... fever, vomiting that I can see, true fatigue. What's true fatigue you ask? When you threaten the child with groundings or the taking away of his gaming systems and he is to tired that he can't finish the cleaning list. This system usually works but the boy is evolving to fast for his own good. On this particular "I'm to sick to go to school" day I switched it up on him and did the lets play thing. He started out looking just pathetic. Like he had been hit by a bus look. So I started to play with him. He was laughing and playing right back. He caught on quickly though and handed me the phone to make him an appointment with the Dr. I called his bluff and made him the appointment. While waiting for his apt, Anthony came to me with fever like symtoms. Luckaly his apt was just a few minutes away. With all the poking around the Dr. did, she came to the conclusion that THE BOY might have appendicitis. Of course that meant a blood test. Anthony freaked out! He just about fought with the tech and had to be held down. It just so happens that when he saw the blood flowing into the test tube......he puked. Lucky for me the trash can was right beside our feet. The blood results and his oohhing and ouching when poked worried the Dr. And because The Boy was a boy he had to go to the hospital for a surgerion to see him and he had to go by ambulance.
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