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1. That’s like the clown/medically-dressed monkey decor that my pediatrician had. It always struck me as very discomforting. Remember the Far Side cartoon with the vaccination truck that looked like an ice cream truck? Yeah. That.

   posted by Dave on 3-4-2010 at 1:36 pm

2. Why do I feel this has been misinterpreted? My guess is Travis was trying to make the others more comfortable about the potential physical pain of getting the injection. The world may never know…

   posted by Geoff on 3-4-2010 at 1:46 pm

3. Geoff, that’s what I assumed. I figured the title was a little tongue-in-cheek, considering this site really isn’t really into these types of debates. I thought it was cute.

   posted by Kate on 3-4-2010 at 1:59 pm

4. It’s sad when doctors make children lie. Shots hurt EVERY SINGLE TIME.

   posted by The Revolutionary on 3-4-2010 at 2:15 pm

5. Pretty sure Travis is also five.

   posted by Ransom Riggs on 3-4-2010 at 2:15 pm

6. I’m 32 and I still think shots hurt. The medical community LIES!

   posted by nikki on 3-4-2010 at 3:35 pm

7. Pretty much the funniest thing I have seen all day. The title made it even that much better. Nice!

   posted by kimmy on 3-4-2010 at 4:08 pm

8. doctors treasure letters and sentimental gifts/home grown art, food, etc.
   being a doctor is often a thankless job. the demands are high and some days you feel like sysiphus pushing the rock up the hill. A nice letter or drawing like this means a bunch. I’m sure the doctor loved it.

   posted by cajun bob on 3-4-2010 at 4:24 pm

9. I thought it was cute! It looks like something my 5-year-old would do.

   posted by Krie on 3-4-2010 at 4:32 pm

10. The child was paid a LOT of money to make that drawing. Blackmail was probably involved. Blackmail and a LOT of candy.

    posted by Kate on 3-4-2010 at 4:36 pm

11. On the back of the picture: Brought to you by Big Pharma.

    posted by Jen on 3-4-2010 at 4:54 pm

12. I really, really hope you’re just being silly about needles leaving a sting and not “don’t get immunity shots”..

    posted by Vandell on 3-4-2010 at 9:08 pm

13. Travis’s handwriting is way too neat for a 5-year-old. Especially compared to his picture. Fraud!

    posted by Wilson on 3-4-2010 at 10:08 pm

14. This makes me think of something that happened to me a few years ago. I was having bloodwork done before surgery and there was a little boy (2-3 years old) in the lab with me getting blood drawn also. Of course he was scared and screaming his head off. His mother was trying to comfort him and his older sister (maybe 5-6 years old) was sitting with her father on my side of the room looking really scared too. She watched me get blood drawn with huge dinner-plate eyes and I just felt like saying something to her so she’d relax a little. I just told her the truth: “This big rubber band they just tied around my arm hurts more than that needle! I hate the rubber band but they have to use it!” I made an exaggerated frowny face and stuck my tongue out at the nurse taking my blood. I was rewarded with a giggle from the little girl. The “thank you” look from the dad was a nice little bonus too.

    posted by dooflotchie on 3-4-2010 at 10:40 pm

15. Actually, my 4 and a half year old’s handwriting is as clear… :) I dictated the shopping list to her (and spelled it) and she wrote it down. It’s something I framing.

    posted by Helenann on 3-5-2010 at 10:29 am

16. I agree with Wilson. The drawing is very likely from a 5 year old. The handwriting – no so. I’ve had 2 5 year olds (one is now 10)and I have seen the way my 5 year old’s friends write when I go to his school.I also would claim that a 5 year old who could write so clearly would be better at drawing. But I’ll bet the sign certainly does quench the fear many young children would have anticipating getting a shot.

    posted by Bubba on 3-5-2010 at 12:43 pm

17. If the nurse pinches the skin together where the shot will be given, it won’t hurt. Don’t go by me, though. I’m 49.

    posted by Patty on 3-5-2010 at 2:10 pm

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