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Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes

I'm an American physician who works in an Urgent Care clinic. I see lots of stupid or funny things that people do with-and-to their health. I cope by mumbling under my breath (and then posting about it on this pseudonymous blog). Thought you might be interested.

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If you bring in your needle-phobic 16-year-old son to the Urgent Care for “stomach aches for 4 months”, and then proceed to say the following phrases:

  • “I don’t care if you think it’s heartburn, doctor, I demand that you do blood tests on him today.”
  • “Son, all I know is that getting blood drawn hurts like a bitch.”
  • “Hey nurse, are you a newbie at drawing blood? Cuz my son’s freaking out.”
  • “Wow, son, it’s a good thing you have your eyes closed, because she is taking a LOT of blood out of your arm.”

…then you are a JERK of a dad, and do not deserve any presents for Father’s Day. >:E

  1. madladyrandom reblogged this from cranquis and added:
    Wow. No wonder this poor kid’s stomach hurts.
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  3. stuft said: that is sad. no wonder there are so many screwed up people, with parents like this.
  4. dream3ater said: Ha my mom does that to me.
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  6. mingac reblogged this from cranquis and added:
    can’t stand parents
  7. 198296720 said: Hopefully, he shares joint custody with his ex-wife or something, so this poor kid will get a break from his asshole father periodically…
  8. missguided said: Seems like the kid got the phobia somewhere, I’m guessing maybe pops. Ugh, what a jerk. When our patient’s husbands come in for their screening labs, most of them request to lay down.
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