We received our tax return not that long ago, and were feeling rather flush. There was money to finish the kitchen, fix the muffler on Cliff's car, and pay off a credit card. I should have known better.
I took the children in for their dental check ups. The actual check ups were fine, but both Nadia and Brandon have a cavity. While making appointments to get these fixed, I had the following conversation with the office lady:
Her: What dental insurance do you have?
Me: None. We have a Flex Pay account.
Her: Okay, so you're paying on your own. Here's the estimate for the work to be done, but be warned that it is just an estimate.
Me: (going pale) You do realize we're just getting two small fillings, not a root canal and crown put in, right?
Her: Oh, I see that the fillings will be done on your first born child as well as your first born son. Since we usually take one of these as payment, I need to know, do you have other children? Can you have more if our estimated work is above and beyond what is outlined here?
Boy, am I bummed. Guess it's a good thing I didn't bring in Ben to discuss his thumb sucking and tongue thrust issues, or I might have to steal some fertility drugs and have triplets.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Hey, the same thing happened to us too! We had great visions of taking care of debt, but things came up. I was glad to see you Sunday.
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