“Is it gonna hurt?” the 10 year old fidgeted on the exam table. 

“Well…” I don’t like to say it doesn’t, because it is a needle. 

“It’s gonna hurt a lot!” his sister, 7 years old, exclaimed from across the room.  

“You’re mean!” he scowled. 

Mom explained. “He laughed at her the last time she got shots.”

The sister chuckled. “It’s payback time.” Continue reading →