Spent the better part of the afternoon in the pediatric urgent care, after night two of both the Tank and Babypie shrieking all night long. The final tally was three infected ears between them (two for the Tank, one for Babypie) and a chest x-ray on the Tank to rule out pneumonia (clear, thankfully). Nothing says Christmas cheer like an infected ear. I’m on day two of almost no sleep. Things are getting giddy up in this joint.
Growing up, my mother (Nana) used to always sing “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” to us when we’d whine or complain. I’ve continued that tradition with my own children. They, in turn, sing it to each other.
A few days ago, the Tank was whining about wanting something or another (the red cup, maybe) and Captain Science broke out in song with “you can’t always get what you want!” I sang, “but if you try sometimes, you just might find…you get what you need.”
Without missing a beat, the Tank sang, to the same tune, “But you won’t like it…’cause it’ll have a spider on it.”
That’s so true. So very true.
LOL. Man, three infected ears. That bites.
At our house, we always sing, “You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!”
Cute story! I sing that same song sometimes too. Also, if everyone is being kind of crabby and getting on my nerves AND there is nice weather at the same time, I’ll sing “Good Day Sunshine.”
There is a saying in our fanily: “It’s just not a holiday without a trip to the emergency room”. Now you are all a
payed up till at least new years, party on Wayne
Ear infections are painful. Hopefully you are getting some sleep by now.
My graduation class at college had that song played as we left the gym, and I sing it to my kids too. I like Tank’s new line to it.
cute
One time when we were little my cousin was visited from out of town. We were at Target with my mom when my little cousin started begging my mother for a plush Lion King toy (the kind where you push a button and it starts making annoying noises). My mother sang that song to her. The retort?
Singing: “You get what you want at McDonalds!” (that was their theme song back then)
My mother burst out laughing and then said, “Well too bad we aren’t AT McDonalds.”