This morning we were leaving the neigborhood to take Payton to school at Allie Gator, and as we do EVERY time we leave our house, we passed the high school which also happens to be the place that the county gave the H1N1 shots this past fall.
PAYTON (voice quivering): Is that were we got shots?
ME: Yes, that's the high school. Someday you will go to school there!
PAYTON (almost in tears): I don't wanna go there, I don't wanna get shots!!
ME: Honey, it's okay. It's a school! That's where Leslie and Karl went to school. It will be fun! They don't give shots every day.
PAYTON: I don't wanna go there. And neither does Parker. Me and Parker aren't gonna go there.
ME: I promise there won't be shots there, it will be fun and you will want to go. But we can figure that out later, it's gonna be a long time before we need to worry about it.
PAYTON: Are there toys there?
ME: I don't know, but you'll like it. Leslie and Karl liked it. You can ask Leslie about it.
PAYTON: Or I can ask Karl. I don't wanna go there.
ME: OK
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