why holly’s dentist is better than your dentist

A few summers ago at the Nirvana things were a bit different. Holly had just two boys to wrangle. She had a three year old and a baby. These were tough times because the three year old had no interest in baby things and the baby was a baby. Holly has a smile on her face because she very smartly sat down with her regular babysitter (babysitter #1) before college dismissed to schedule some summer hours of peace. Well, not really peace, more like a mommy-and-me swimming class with the three year old for which she had to pre-pay. Holly was at the window watching for babysitter #1: Holly was still at the window watching for babysitter #1 one hour after babysitter #1 was supposed to arrive and 20 minutes after the pre-paid swimming lessons had started. Babysitter #1 never showed up that day. Babysitter #1 never showed up any other day of that entire summer. Holly was dumped by babysitter #1. Enter babysitter #2. Babysitter #2 was very sweet and showed up on day one.   Babysitter #2 was there a little early so that Holly could run some errands before pre-paid swimming lessons. Babysitter #2 called Holly on her cell phone 15 minutes after Holly left to tell her that her son was bleeding. A lot. Holly called 911. Holly turned the car around. Holly met the ambulance at her home (Holly may have exceeded the speed limit on the way home…shhhhh). The EMT’s assured Holly that her son had just bumped his lip and although there was a lot of blood, there was very little injury. Holly thanked the EMTs. Babysitter #2 thanked Holly for the work opportunity, but related that it might be a little “too stressful for her”. Babysitter #2 dumped Holly. Enter babysitter #3. Quite honestly Holly can’t even remember what happened with babysitter #3.   But shortly after she started, she quit. Babysitter #3 dumped Holly. Holly dumped the pre-paid swimming lessons. Holly was pretty much in the dumps. And then the phone rang… It was Holly’s dentist! Holly responded as any rational person would… well, maybe not any person… well, maybe just like Holly would… Yes, Holly started crying. And then Holly started unloading on the poor person from the dentist’s office. Yes, Holly actually said, “And if I could find a sitter I certainly wouldn’t waste it on a trip to the dentist“. Oh no she didn’t! Oh yes she did. After Holly said it, she regretted it… Until 30 minutes later… the phone rang. It was Holly’s dentist! Yes, Holly’s dentist found her a babysitter. Enter babysitter #4. Babysitter #4 arrived right on time for the first time so that Holly could go to the dentist. The end. Except, for the record babysitter #4 regularly worked for Holly’s family over the next 3 years and is considered a part of the family…Katie, thanks for not dumping Holly. *This episode of Holly’s Animated Life was originally posted on August 27, 2008.*