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Kids say the darndest things…

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Little kids are some of my favorite patients. They really do, like Bill Cosby and Art Linkletter joked, say the darndest things. I was triaging a kid the other day, she was about 4 years old—let’s call her Molly. She had been sent from her pediatrician’s office for a “removal.” It was apparent that this sweet thing had been asked the same questions over and over and her patience was running thin.
ME: So, Molly, what did you put in your nose?

Molly: (big sigh) A CRAYON.

ME: What color is the crayon?

Molly: (she did not think this was as funny as I did and releases an even bigger sigh) BLUE.

ME: Why did you put the crayon up your nose?

Molly: (So irritated at this point that she actually rolled her eyes…I didn’t even know that 4 year old kids could do that!) I DON’T KNOW!!!

This was not Molly’s first rodeo. Tell me your funniest kid story!

Rebekah Child

Rebekah Child attended the University of Southern California for her bachelor's in nursing and decided to brave the academic waters and return for her master's in nursing education, graduating in 2003 from Mount St. Mary's. Rebekah has also taught nursing clinical and theory at numerous Southern California nursing schools and has been an emergency nurse since 2002. She is currently one of the clinical educators for an emergency department in Southern California and a student (again!) in the doctoral program at the University of California, Los Angeles.