dental assistant vs mom

No, I didn't get in a fight with the dental assistant :) I used to be a dental assistant. I worked for a general dentist and then a periodontist (deal mostly with people who have really bad gum disease) I have seen my share of dental surgery but I was not prepared for my reaction today when Hope had her little surgery. I stayed in the room to support Hope, I could have left and she would never have know, thanks to the laughing gas:) Anyway, I was on the other side of the room and when the dentist started to numb her up I thought I was going to faint. Even when I looked away I still struggled. I finally went to the bathroom to gather myself together. It actually turned into more than just a little nip. The dentist said she thinks she put in 10 tiny stitches. Poor Hope...she is in quite a bit of pain but she has some good pain meds. I'm such a great mom that all the way home from the store where we got the meds, I kept thinking "please don't throw up in the van" I probably drove a little too fast also. She never did throw up. I thought about it later...I'm so selfish. Maybe that is why God allowed all this to happen to show me once again an area where I need to change and become more like Christ...self-sacrificing