Kellen had a check-up this morning at 7:10am, so we left the house early, slogged through the rainy traffic and got to the doctor on time. We're very fortunate in that all of our kids have been incredibly healthy so he hasn't been to his doctor in quite some time. The doctor ran through all the normal stuff...eyes, ears, reflexes, turn your head and cough. They drew blood to check his cholesterol which I was a little surprised by, but it runs in our family, so I was good with it. What I was more surprised by was the vaccinations he received today. One was a booster for Tetnas (sp?) and the other was a vaccination for HPV....you know, the disease that affects 98% of sexually active tickle monsters who like to stick their junk in diseased cavities. Gay or not, I figured what the hell...let's protect this kid's cervix.
So he got the shots, got the blood drawn and when it was all over, I patted him on the head and told him the great news - since it was still early, he would be on time for school! His reaction was priceless. Then I told him we should go out to breakfast and be late for school and his face lit up like a Vegas casino. Went to one of my favorite breakfast spots downtown, put our phones away and had a nice, leisurely breakfast. He was still only a few minutes late to school, but it was good getting a 1-on-1 with him.
Then I told his mom and step-mom how it went in an email. I didn't know it, but my ex-wife has turned into a Jenny McCarthy disciple and was furious at me for permitting the HPV vaccine. I even got an ALL CAPS EMAIL RESPONSE!!!!1111 I honestly had no idea she had any reservations about this and apologized for not consulting her, but damn....this vaccine is supposed to cut down on teh sex diseases. Not sure why she'd be against that, but apparently, the tin-foil hat is strong in this one.