11.13.2003
Parent Purple's Fashion Guide to the Emergency Room
Well, actually urgent care-- the "almost an emergency" room.I had one of those nonperfect Duluth days recently, which upon retrospect just pisses me off more.
Primary lesson learned: Choose attire wisely
Perhaps it was my worn jeans, turtleneck, and old Joy Division T-shirt (circa 1988) that permitted the Doc to treat me like an ignorant mama.
If I had chosen the Suburbs tee, maybe I would have been treated with respect.
If I donned a wedding ring, maybe I wouldn't be asked questions like "Besides daycare, is your son around a lot of different people, like in your home?"
When Doc's face rendered disgust upon reading boy patients' "I Love My Feminist Mama" sweatshirt, I knew the Dr./ Parent of Patient relationship would not improve.