Friday, July 17, 2026

A Child's Whims—Another Toothache Explained Quickly

 


Yesterday, our kid was lounging around, relaxed in front of his laptop, watching Minecraft videos on YouTube for the third hour in a row. I dared to speak up and remind him that he’d forgotten to do his math homework.

Total outrage—eyes rolled, pouting, laptop slammed shut in frustration, mouse flung aside.


The result—screams, yelling, a huge scene, nerves on edge, his dad hoarse from anger, and I was seething inside because his dad was already angry enough that I didn’t dare intervene.


Today—pain in my upper left tooth. Annoying, a 4 out of 10 in intensity. And I ask myself in a low voice… well, I didn’t argue with Mom anymore. I wonder why it hurts again? And my eyes fall on the kid. Today, he’s as gentle as a little lamb. He let the geese out, fed them, brought them water, and even made his own bed. A little lamb, nothing else. And I remember yesterday’s argument. Bam, bam…


For a right-handed person, the left side isn’t just the mother’s side—it’s the mother-child side. Here  again about laterality.


So my toothache this time is “thanks” to my little one. The argument lasted about an hour. The toothache lasted about three hours, but it’s getting better. It’ll be completely gone by tonight. Mom, I could have bitten him yesterday :)


Wishing everyone good health,


Geo


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