While bringing her four young children to her dentist appointment, Taylor Ninetyumother from Minnesota (United States)did not expect to leave with an accompanied letter prohibiting them from returning. His story, told on TikTok, went around the web.
“My children were arguing over who would run the magazine”
That day, Taylor, 32, simply thought he would take advantage of a window of time to have a scaling, while still keeping his children, aged 7, 5, 4 and 3 years old. “It’s common for me to take them, it fits our schedule and it allows me to keep my evenings free with my husband,” she explains in her video. But upon arrival in the waiting room, the atmosphere becomes tense. “They were arguing about who would run the magazine, brother and sister trifles”remembers the young woman. When the dentist calls her, she gives her phone to her children, hoping that a cartoon would calm them down. Wasted effort: the bickering redoubles. “I remember leaving the office and thinking, ‘That wasn’t great.’ »
A “polite but hurtful” letter
A few days later, Taylor received a letter from the dental office. The tone is courteous but the message is clear: she must no longer come accompanied by her children. “We understand that it is difficult to find child care and we appreciate your efforts. However, the noise and agitation observed during your last visits disrupted the work of our team and the comfort of other patients. » The mother did not cry foul. On the contrary, she recognized the legitimacy of the approach: “I think their reasons are valid. But at the time, I wanted to cry. I felt humiliated » Embarrassed, she decides to change offices: “I don’t want to relive that, neither for them, nor for me. »
A heated debate on social networks
His video, viewed thousands of times, triggered an avalanche of comments. Some Internet users criticized his choice: “Imagine being in the middle of having your tooth fixed and hearing four children running around! » “Your husband could have kept them twice a year. » Others, on the contrary, came to her defense: “She does not deny her responsibility. She is honest, she assumes, and people still judge her. » Today, Taylor assures that she learned a lesson from this episode: “I will no longer take my four children to the dentist, that’s for sure. »
