Heads Or Tails 49
The theme for this week’s Heads or Tails meme is Doctor. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the word Doctor is the way my sons play pretend Doctor.
When TJ was young, we always thought he was the wackiest pretend Doctor around. When TJ wanted to play doctor we had to lie down on the couch. Whenever he used the little thermometer he’d tell us either our temperature was 2 or 200. He’d tell us to open our mouths and shove the mirrored tool in there and tell you to split up into the little basin. When he checked in your ears he’d tell you he saw things in there. He’d whack both of your knees with the little hammer and tell you he was checking your reflections. Shots were given in very odd places, if you had a headache you’d get your shot in the head. He’d take this other thing that came in the doctor kit and rub it on the bottom of your feet trying to tickle you and make you laugh. The only thing he ever actually used appropriately was the blood pressure cuff. If he checked our pressure we had to make bum-bum bum-bum noises to represent out heartbeat.
TJ’s long outgrown playing pretend Doctor. Now CJ plays pretend Doctor. He doesn’t do the same strange things his brother did, he actually uses most of the items in the doctor kit as they’re intended. (Maybe that’s because he’s seen so many doctors.) It’s still a blast watching my child have fun.
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