You listen to me!

Anna Claire hasn't been sleeping well...so Mommy isn't sleeping well either. Her eyes also have constant black circles under them and she keeps clearing her throat, so off to the doctor we went! The whole way there I am telling her that we also have to get our flu vaccines while we are at the doctor. I told her she could have flumist (a nose spray that works the same) and that I would have a shot. I am not the smartest person in the world because when we got there they first diagnosed her with croup and then said that they were out of the magical, wonderful Flumist! YIKES! What do I do? Do I wait?...no I can't do that November is the deadline for the vaccine to be most effective! Okay, Jill...suck it up...you are the parent...SHE HAS TO HAVE THE SHOT! Here is what unfolded in that doctor's office... Me: Anna Claire, honey, they don't have any nose spray. You have to get a shot like Mommy. Anna Claire: (got up to SLAM the door and pointed her finger in my face) You listen to me right now (yelling at me through her tears) I AM NOT GETTING A SHOT! DO YOU HEAR ME? (seriously?) Me: Anna Claire, yes you are! Mommy will go first, it won't hurt that bad. I promise it will be over quick! Anna Claire: SCREAMING LIKE AN INFANT or WILD ANIMAL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES Me: OKAY! I will buy you a toy if you stop screaming! (I never bribe, but desperate times call for desperate measures-right?) Her screams turned to quiet sobs and even though it took me and the very patient nurse practitioner to hold her down, the shot was a success. We go to Walmart and she picks out her little toy and says this to me... Anna Claire: Oh Mommy, You are just really blessing my heart right now! Can we say... DRAMA QUEEN? :)