Bedside Manner

Mia really enjoys "fixing" everyone in the house with the doctor kit that Grandma and Grandpa gave her. Today, I thought she had particularly good bedside manner when she told me I had to have knee surgery.

Mia: Mommy, I cut open your knee to make you better. It will make your knee happy. I will have to take off the skin, but your knee will be happy.
(Pause)
Mommy, say, "Are you sure?"

Mommy: Are you sure?

Mia: Yes, I am sure. Your knee will be happy.

(Mia then proceeds to pretend to cut open my knee and put the skin she's removed on my ankle.)

Mommy, your knee is happy now.

Somehow, I felt I was in quite capable hands.