I had to share a few funny stories that have taken place since Garrett has had his tonsils out and hasn't been at preschool. The first day he was gone, we were sitting in Circle Time and doing our hello song. I told the children that Garrett was not here today, and before I could say anything else someone else said, "I wonder where he is?"...and then Bryson responded in a very serious and concerned tone, "He had to go get his PENCILS out!" All of the children were quite impressed with this news...and were probably a bit disappointed when I said that he had actually had his tonsils out - I know it doesn't sound quite as exciting or dramatic!
A few days later we were in Circle Time again, and after singing our 'Hello Song', we counted our preschool friends, and reminded everyone that instead of 6 friends we had one less because Garrett was still home recovering from his tonsils. Brooklyn instantly had tears that welled up in her eyes, and started to sniffle. When I asked her what had happened, her sweet response was, "But I STILL have MY TONSILS IN!"
These children have been quite concerned for Garrett during his absence from preschool. It has provided for some interesting conversation and trying to help them understand that sometimes our tonsils can stay inside of us, and at other times for some people it is best for the tonsils to come out. I hope that we aren't causing them undue concern over their own medical records! I just had to share some of these stories because of how sweet and funny they both were!
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