Yesterday, as Darek charged at his pediatrician screaming "No! No! No!" and trying desperately to push her out the door the moment she walked in, I wondered where we'd gone wrong. Earlier during that same visit, a nurse had to take Mia from me so that I could chase Darek, who had run out of the patient room through the halls and into the waiting room. What had a doctor ever done to him? (Sure enough, he did have to get a vaccine, but he didn't know that beforehand!)

When we left the doctor's office - where Darek had dumped a box of 144 crayons on the floor (that belonged to the office), pulled that white paper off the exam table onto the floor, and strewn several books and toys - I felt like I should leave a generous tip for the doctor and staff.