Not sure what to do

[mommytoe]

Dh and some others have been on my case to get a checkup. Now I have one scheduled, but realized after getting off the phone that I won't have a sitter that day.

Usually my ds watches the girls for me, but he is going to camp that week.

I don't have any family that can watch the girls during the day, because they all work and/or live to far away.

I really don't want to bring them with me for the check up. If I did would it be alright to have them sit in a corner of the waiting room with a movie (headphones of course) while I am in the back? They are 11 and 7.

I could ask a neighbor, but the only one home during the day is somebody I don't trust.

I guess I can ask around at church, but that is most likely not going to work out. I went through most of the church directory last time I needed a sitter.

 

[wvjules]

Can't your husband take time off to care for them?

 

[HM]

I'd try calling and rescheduling for a time when your older son can watch the kids.
If that doesn't work, I'd talk to the doctors office about whether it would be OK to leave your two children in the waiting area while you are with the doctor, watchig a movie. I'd think it would be OK, but it's best to ask their policy.

 

[PatsMom]

I'd reschedule. A check up with this much advance notice should be no big deal for the office to reschedule.

 

[mommytoe]

Can't your husband take time off to care for them?

He won't be in town.

 

[EthansMom]

I'd call and reschedule (preferably for a time when the girls are in school). If it's difficult to get a new appointment, I'd leave them in the waiting room (with something to do).

 

[chicagodisneyfan]

Why can't the 11 year old stay at home with the 7 year old?

Or arrange a playdate for the kids at a friend's house.

Sign them up for a class at the YMCA, park district, etc.

How untrustworthy is the neighbor? Its not like your kids are babies - what are your fears? How about paying the neighbor to take the kids to a movie?

 

[Rebelmom67]

I don't think it would be a problem if they quietly sat in the waiting room, I see it all the time around here.

 

[mommytoe]

Why can't the 11 year old stay at home with the 7 year old?

Or arrange a playdate for the kids at a friend's house.

Sign them up for a class at the YMCA, park district, etc.

How untrustworthy is the neighbor? Its not like your kids are babies - what are your fears? How about paying the neighbor to take the kids to a movie?

The last time my girls stayed over there he had them getting him beers and was drunk by the time I picked them up. He also smokes a lot and both girls are asthmatics.

He is also a perv.

Their friends live a distance from us and where I live you need to sign up in April for any summer class in order to get in. Last year when I was waiting to sign them up for swimming at the YMCA some of us moms joked that it must be easier to get into college than a YMCA class.

 

[mommytoe]

I'd call and reschedule (preferably for a time when the girls are in school). If it's difficult to get a new appointment, I'd leave them in the waiting room (with something to do).

We home school. I will probably end up canceling or rescheduling.
I don't really want a check up.

 

[Handbag Lady]

We home school. I will probably end up canceling or rescheduling.
I don't really want a check up.

AHA!

Keep the appointment and have them wait in the waiting room. If your husband is telling you to go, you need to go. Do I need to send my mom after you to take care of yourself?

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Go to the appt.

At 7 and 11 they should be able to entertain themselves and be respectful in the waiting room.

 

[C.Ann]

I don't think it would be a problem if they quietly sat in the waiting room, I see it all the time around here.

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At 11 and 7, I agree..

 

[Chicago526]

I'd call the doc's office to be sure, but I don't see a problem with having them sit quietly in the waiting room. I used to do that all the time as a child, waiting for my mother or brothers (my mom was always in the exam room with us).

 

[Octoberbride03]

We home school. I will probably end up canceling or rescheduling.
I don't really want a check up.

Neither do i darling, but its got to be done. I've already rescheduled mine once but it had nothing to do with kids. If your 2 kids are generally well behaved in public, take them with you and have them sit in the waiting area with entertainment. My parents often did this with us when we were younger. They'll be fine.

 

[C.Ann]

Ah ha - the "truth" comes out.. LOL You don't want the check-up so you're looking for excuses not to go..

If everyone is saying you "need" a check-up then I assume there's a good reason for it.. Do yourself a favor and go.. Think how much better you'll feel if you get a clean bill of health.. And if you don't, you will have "nipped something in the bud" before it's too late..

Please go to the appointment..

 

[golfgal]

Don't you have any high school kids in your area or at your church that can watch your kids. Who will take care of your kids if you aren't around, like dead from undetected cancer that this appointment might catch? No one likes to have their annual exam but that is part of being a parent and taking care of yourself so you will be around to raise your kids. Sorry to be harsh but it is just reality.

 

[Mkrop]

I still dont understand why you could not ask a friend's parent to let the kids have a playdate, how far can their friends be? They could just go and hang all day. I have done this for friends who have had appts down in Philly bc it would take awhile to get there, have the appt and get back. My kids had fun bc their friends were here, and that parent was good to return the favor when I needed it.

 

[Bren's Mom]

We home school. I will probably end up canceling or rescheduling.
I don't really want a check up.

What you really want is for us to tell you it's a-ok to cancel that appointment. Not gonna happen mama...you need to get a check up. No excuses. At 11 and 7 they are (or should be) perfectly able to sit and read a book or magazine or listen to an Ipod or whatever...quietly...in a doctor's office waiting room. It will be fine.

 

[kacaju]

Go to your appt. They are old enough to sit quietly in the waiting room.
Make sure they bring something quiet to keep them busy.