tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post5096922637481448690..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: Right on Target.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-52882855566086163022012-01-24T17:36:29.479-05:002012-01-24T17:36:29.479-05:00I appreciate that you stood up for what's righ...I appreciate that you stood up for what's right, stood up for your kids, and that you shared it with us.<br />My dear Mom did something very similar, when I bought my first Barbie at the five and dime using my saved up DIME a week allowance, and the clerk tried to belittle the transaction and asked my Mom if she would be paying for the doll. Mom stepped forward and said, Mary has the money, it's her saved-up allowance... With the mama-bear ICE in her voice... and the transaction improved and became inclusive.<br />I have been reading you for awhile and have delurked because this support and demonstration of the need for politeness and integrity resonated with me.6279https://www.blogger.com/profile/09119638089926357676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-50937721488105656672012-01-24T11:47:08.453-05:002012-01-24T11:47:08.453-05:00ps, the wonderful woman who took care of my son as...ps, the wonderful woman who took care of my son as a baby moved to atlanta two years ago and yesterday we spoke and she told me that last year she got a pacemaker at grady. she was singing grady's praises, saying how the doctors there took her ailments seriously while the docs in new york had merely moved her along for years. i was struck by how she talked about the place as if grady were a person, a caring human who took care of her. i understood on another level what you write about here.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-35005679340785780302012-01-24T11:43:50.746-05:002012-01-24T11:43:50.746-05:00warrior mama! i love you. and oh my, i wish i had ...warrior mama! i love you. and oh my, i wish i had had this post when we were coming up with the allowance policy in our house!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-28379652367370158762012-01-23T19:25:41.269-05:002012-01-23T19:25:41.269-05:00Wow it's not often you get a "do over&quo...Wow it's not often you get a "do over" with a surly store clerk. Hooray for you. I hope the manager helps her see the error of her ways. If not, so be it. Treat people the way you want to be treated. And when it comes to your kids....forgetaboutit. I would have done the same thing, except I probably would have cried, which would not have helped the situation. Good for you for doing it right!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358080186261021703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-33746891414539187322012-01-23T17:35:53.715-05:002012-01-23T17:35:53.715-05:00Oh, my you are funny! From one Target shopper to ...Oh, my you are funny! From one Target shopper to another... you did a great job. I wish I'd been a fly one the wall.<br /><br />My girls had Velcro wallets too, except their's were pink.<br /><br />I loved this post.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990251768655459821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-12863414052509463182012-01-23T15:24:57.072-05:002012-01-23T15:24:57.072-05:00Thank you! For reminding us that it's okay to ...Thank you! For reminding us that it's okay to be treated respectfully and when we're not, to say something constructive to the manager. Thank you.Bridget McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989230513113751517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-91233633982311449322012-01-23T10:03:47.146-05:002012-01-23T10:03:47.146-05:00You are INCREDIBLE! I love your posts and this on...You are INCREDIBLE! I love your posts and this one was dynamite. Your boys are lucky to have such a wonderful mom who isn't afraid to speak up for the right reasons. Kudos to you! I can only wish to have a mentor like you when I get into the medical field!Elizahttp://gabsfromeliza.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-48516136579504602852012-01-23T08:29:38.738-05:002012-01-23T08:29:38.738-05:00Thank you!! We all need to take a stand against n...Thank you!! We all need to take a stand against negative attitudes. Velcro is like a clicky pen - most of the fun is the sound. Love your blog.Juciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089545246366825601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-43874707708542694992012-01-22T23:51:44.520-05:002012-01-22T23:51:44.520-05:00Well, I'm a bit embarrassed that I haven't...Well, I'm a bit embarrassed that I haven't answered your e-mail, and I will. Things have been a bit challenging lately. But I am so glad that you handled that the way you did. It is such a boost to the confidence level of a child when they realize that they can be respected. They need this at the pivotal points, like when they start spending their own money and making other decisions for themselves. I am so happy that you stood up for them. It will make a difference. And just so you know. I made my children earn their allowance, and gave them areas that they were responsible for upkeep. Like so much needed to be saved, given and items they were responsible to provide for themselves. Two of my three children have thanked me for the experience. They feel more adept at handling life because of it. You are doing what they need and it will pay off.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-67170975887323077352012-01-22T23:49:00.271-05:002012-01-22T23:49:00.271-05:00I love that you imagined this would be a teachable...I love that you imagined this would be a teachable moment that would be blogged about someday. Well...it a way it was...just not like you originally thought.<br /><br />Great story and ending and I can just hear the zip of those little velcro wallets. Good job, Grady Doc!Toni Brayer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258759363309666629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-33811122087514215662012-01-22T21:59:59.111-05:002012-01-22T21:59:59.111-05:00You are fantastic and wonderful in four dimensions...You are fantastic and wonderful in four dimensions!<br /><br />P.S. I think I might implement a similar allowance scheme with my younger son. Thanks for the great idea! Like I said, you're wonderful.White Coat Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805599382000688596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-41963043714030062982012-01-22T19:01:17.892-05:002012-01-22T19:01:17.892-05:00YES!!! IT WAS SO OVERDUE!! I'm type hype right...YES!!! IT WAS SO OVERDUE!! I'm type hype right now over this! LOLOL! (Also when I met Pserendipity's son and he wanted to show me his Bakugan I'd never even heard of them and was so confused even AFTER I saw them. I still have no clue what it/they is/are.)Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-18706125802858517942012-01-22T18:36:15.541-05:002012-01-22T18:36:15.541-05:00I'm way too excited the Target chick got calle...I'm way too excited the Target chick got called out. Yes!!! Don't mess with the kids, TMTCC.StaceSeniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298888057695504986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-46932346653633557902012-01-22T18:21:39.263-05:002012-01-22T18:21:39.263-05:00Good job. It's never a kindness to let people ...Good job. It's never a kindness to let people treat us like that clerk has been doing.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-74785297336884624532012-01-22T17:23:47.957-05:002012-01-22T17:23:47.957-05:00Elizabeth -- You are so awesome. Your comments alw...Elizabeth -- You are so awesome. Your comments always make me so happy.<br /><br />JoLai -- Ha! I felt like such a loser when I didn't get the manager last time. I knew that you'd kick my butt if I didn't right this wrong given a second chance!<br /><br />Sister Moon -- Heck yeah! And you know about the expletives! ;)<br /><br />Mommy -- Ha! I thought of you with those two topics! I know how much you love the Grady elders! P.S. That's such a gorgeous profile picture, Mom!gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-13288145603485030332012-01-22T17:04:21.451-05:002012-01-22T17:04:21.451-05:00Grady elders AND grandkids in one day!! Life is go...Grady elders AND grandkids in one day!! Life is good!Shugsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457906097684733149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-5140256558705298232012-01-22T16:36:26.641-05:002012-01-22T16:36:26.641-05:00Hey- sometimes your shit just has to get called on...Hey- sometimes your shit just has to get called on. You are awesome.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-32192400152269818352012-01-22T15:44:16.783-05:002012-01-22T15:44:16.783-05:00Thank you! I'm sure you spoke on behalf of ple...Thank you! I'm sure you spoke on behalf of plenty of people she treated poorly!djdjd04https://www.blogger.com/profile/11505371470238707568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-84748413301929067272012-01-22T15:27:00.403-05:002012-01-22T15:27:00.403-05:00I am laughing and I am crying. You are awesome and...I am laughing and I am crying. You are awesome and so are those dang boys of yours!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com