Isn't that always the way...

Took the red car for an oil change today. DH says to have the tires rotated too...he thinks the inside of one is wearing badly cuz he drives it like a race-car. Get to the shop, it's on the rack, and the mechanic says, "wouldn't be worth it to rotate. You need new tires, at least two right away, and two more before winter sets in." Natch, he didn't have 'em but could get them by 3p. Uhhh, no, can't wait. 50k miles, he'd sell me 4, I could come back another day, $315 out the door. Ummmmmm...nahhh, I'll let DH deal with it.

Driving home, I thought to look in the glove box and see what the last receipt said. Huh. Last purchased in 2002. 50k miles ago! I called the tire shop on the receipt, they had what I needed in stock and I could be outta there in an hour. Groovy.

Now thats done.

$30 oil change ended up being a THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR DAY!!!

Tomorrow I take the blue car in. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Can you see?

If your eyes are not letting you see the world clearly, what would you do? Go see the eye doctor maybe? See if you need glasses? Of course you would!

If you were having trouble hearing, perhaps you'd get tested and, if necessary, you'd get hearing aids (really, the rest of us would like you to not be so vain/stubborn/whatever and just do it). I know a couple of people whose world opened right back up for them when they could hear and actually say stuff that was relevant to the conversation!

I have friends that parts of their bodies just aren't wired right (be they kids with ADHD or adults with hormonal issues...and maybe adult ADHD) and they go to the doctor and get meds. Their world straightens out too.

So. If your child was doing things to himself that were harmful, wouldn't you get to the doctor immediately?

Can you see the analogy here? When something is wrong, very often there is a medical treatment that can help. Don't be ashamed because you asked for help. Be ashamed that you didn't and something VERY bad happens that could have been prevented.