Playing Doctor, 21st Century Style
True story:
A pair of 4-year-old little girls (both born by C-section to older parents) playing doctor.
One is lying in the bed with a doll stuffed up under her shirt; the other stands next to the bed holding a (toy) saw.
Before proceeding, the standing child hands a clipboard to the one in the bed, indicating that she should sign her name; which she does, after which the "doctor" proceeds to "deliver" the "baby."
Oy.
What is this world coming to when pre-schoolers obtain informed consent?
posted by #1 Dinosaur @ 5:20 AM
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7 Comments:
Just wait until the three-year old playing with them busts out a summons because the doll was born with a birth defect.
Uff Da!
Ah but was it truly informed? And did the Doc have liability insurance?
A Classic though!
Not sure whether this is funny or scary.
They learn about the world sooner than we think! Love it.
I kid you not, My two young'uns and their cousin (ages 6-10) were upstairs playing doctor--which consisted of one writing bills, one answering a pager, and one seeing the patient, and one writing notes in a "chart."
I don't think JCAHO would okay the saw, though.
As one of the parent/witnesses to this tender scene, I just wanted to confirm that yes, it really happened! I was in hysterics, and as soon as the playdate was over, called my favorite Jurassic sibling, Dr. Dino, to report this marvelous blog-fodder.
Kensington MD
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