Friday, March 26, 2010

Insanity

A grateful patient brought me a box of chocolates yesterday. So I took it home to share with my kids.

I got home, and they were all excited. You'd think they'd never seen freakin' chocolates before.

I opened the box, and they all peered in. I said they could each take one.

And immediately, a fight broke out.

Did they fight over who got the first candy? No.

Did they fight over who got which candy? No.

They fought over who got the bubble-wrap packaging.
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 26, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    I see pretty cheap birthday presents in their future! A roll of bubble wrap would be Grumpy-ite heaven!

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  2. lbparkerMarch 26, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    Oooh, a chance to drive everyone else crazy by popping the bubbles! Especially after they've gone to sleep. . . Yessss!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 26, 2010 at 9:57 PM

    Dr Grumpy,
    I still don't believe the number of "silly" patients you have in your practice. But at least your kids are normal! :-)

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  4. mommy-medicMarch 26, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    Ain't parenthood grand? :D

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  5. The RPhMarch 26, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    So, did you win the fight? Ha, ha, just kidding....bubble wrap is pretty fun, though.

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  6. gloriapMarch 26, 2010 at 11:48 PM

    Stories like that make me glad I was an only child. And sad that I grew up before the days of bubble wrap.

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  7. danielleMarch 27, 2010 at 12:46 AM

    Bubble wrap is much easier - more fun - and cheaper than therapy....you just spread the big sheets out on the floor and dance all over it and have lots of fun - and voila! your day is bag on track....until the powers-that-be hear a complaint from someone about it and have to have that 'talk' with all of you (and bless the one quasi-management who tried to cover for everyone!!!)
    But you know what? If we have access to it on another one of those days - youbetcha we'll be dancing our a***** off on it in the NICU again! *We'll just be very careful who is around when we do it!!!!

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  8. redgirlMarch 27, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    ...sounds like Sees Candy
    Coffee Truffles...mmmm

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  9. Kimbra KaschMarch 27, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    Reminds me of one Christmas when my husband and I splurged to buy our son a Teddy Ruxpin for $80 - back about 20 years ago (a lot of money then-at least to us).

    We propped Teddy up on a worn out trike we'd got at a garage sale for $5.00. My son ran out, knocked Teddy off the trike and took off on the trike - never looking back at Teddy.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 27, 2010 at 1:59 AM

    When my kids were younger I used to give them small squares of bubble wrap as a reward. Carefully measured so everyone got the same amount, needless to say. They thought it was the best!

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  11. yayMarch 27, 2010 at 2:25 AM

    Hmm they should call Mary and make an appointment!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 27, 2010 at 4:41 AM

    This happens at my pharmacy almost daily when the Mckesson order arrives. Just in case it has bubble wrap

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  13. MM9UMarch 27, 2010 at 6:51 AM

    The best birthday present I ever gave a five year old was twenty empty boxes and four rolls of bubble wrap.

    His mother still hates me.

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  14. CrownedwithVictoryMarch 27, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    mine do that. This past week we received a box full of presents from MIL - presents are now thrown to the side and there are daily fights over The Box.

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  15. J-Quell'nMarch 27, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    Bubble wrap is awesome! Your kids know what's what :)

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  16. DorisMarch 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Looks like your Solomon-like judgment and a pair of scissors were needed here...

    >:)

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  17. WeLoveCerealMarch 27, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Love your humor. My cats would enjoy the bubble wrap. Check out my take on humor in my new blog: http://madcatscatharsis.blogspot.com/

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  18. KateMarch 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    So, what does it mean that the 62 year old surgeon I work for fights me over bubble wrap whenever we get a package?

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  19. The MotherMarch 27, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    You gotta admire their sense of priorities.

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  20. AnonymousMarch 27, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    The Solomon judgement comment reminded me of the time when I was arguing with my sister about where to split a chocolate mouse.

    My father asked each of us where we thought the mouse should be cut. Since (being younger) I had the tail end I made a mark towards the head, my sister of course made a mark towards the tail.

    My father then proceeds to cut the mouse on both lines and eats the middle.

    Many years later I asked him how he came upt with this "Solomon worthy" solution.

    His answer was "not Solomon at all, I just wanted some of the chocolate!"

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  21. ER's MomMarch 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    *I* love bubble wrap!

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  22. AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    Bubble wrap is fascinating! Didn't you ever play with it when you were young?

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  23. student dr. blazeMarch 30, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    think geek has a cure for this: http://bit.ly/9m36xn

    *evil grin*

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  24. Otis/Frazier/MarieNovember 25, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    Oh my goodness! My brother and I fought over the bubble wrap also! We would always get these packages from relatives and since there was always bubble wrap there, my brother and I would charge for that instead of the sweets or toys that were in the box. Of course, he would get distracted and I steal the bubble wrap from him. And our dad would make us stop because the popping noise would give him a headache. Ha!

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So wadda you think?