Our first trip to our new dentist on Wednesday, for a routine check-up. They asked us to fill in a health questionnaire, and I happened to glance across at Haron’s.
‘Number of units of alcohol in a typical week’? She’d written ‘three’. I suppressed a giggle, but later, back at home, raised the issue of dishonesty on official forms. She duly protested her innocence.
“In which case,” I responded, “you clearly need some tuition in counting,” and instructed her to bend over. I grabbed the nearest implement (a rather cruel yardstick). “This” – three whacks – “is three. And this” – more whacks – “is eight.”
(I confess that eight units is probably an exaggeration in respect of her drinking, given that she gets tipsy after half a glass, but it seemed like a nice round number!)
Well then, I think it is only fair, since as you say, Haron gets tipsy on just a half glass, that Haron should be entitled to an eight stroke credit in her naughty girl account. .. because it sounds to me as if she did not deserve that many.
Tsk tsk tsk.. poor Haron.. bad enough she had to go to the dentist, and then to be punished for what may have been a completely innocent mistake!
Best thing about leaving school = no more schedualed trips to the dentist*. I’m never going again. Seriously it’s amazing. no-one makes you go!
*Ok that’s a lie, best thing after sex, spanking and smoking.
I’m told doctors and dentists automatically double those numbers anyway. So Haron was merely trying to give her health-care providers accurate information about her habits.
Some people use the weakest excuses!
@ Scarlett
Sex and spanking = good
smoking = bad bad bad
flicking cigarette end over Abel’s garden fence = very bad, getting spanked for it = very good…
but even so. Smoking = bad! Naughty girl!
@Sarah: But it didn’t go in Abel’s garden… so why does it matter!?
I also agree that Haron should receive spanking credit.
I don’t smoke, but I would LOVE to see what consequences I received from flicking a cigarette butt into Abel’s garden. I DARE you, Abel!
Of course, if his garden is currently covered in snow like my own, I’m not leaving the comfort of my own house until it is green and warm again!