Fortunately, Adam Has Always Been Stellar at Taking Correction

John attended Adam's vision checkup with me last week and was very *ahem* helpful. Adam's opthamologist has an awesome, fancy schmancy computer screen (I had never seen one like this before we began seeing this particular eye doctor) that he tests his patient's vision with by using a remote control to display one letter at a time onscreen. His exam starts with the letters onscreen shown in a very large font and then progressively makes the letters smaller and smaller to thoroughly test his patient's vision.

I had to tell John to, "Give Adam a turn...let him say the letters first." because John was excitedly calling out the letters he saw onscreen before Adam could answer. The doctor made the letters progressively smaller and when he put a small F onscreen the conversation went a little something like this...

The doctor displays a small letter F.

Adam: "Uhhhh...P...."

John: (with concern/ disgust in in voice) "Das NOT a P.....Das a F!!" (It was one of those, "you had to be there moments"...but John's reaction totally smacked of him thinking, "I'm not gonna let Adam have his turn first if he's gonna get it WRONG.)

Adam: (chuckling) "Oh, did I get it wrong?"

Dr. Morgan: (also laughing) "Just keep going Adam, and tell me what you see..." (He continues the test.)

John: (Obviously unwilling to let such a blaring mistake go.) "Mom, dat was a F."

Me: (whispering in John's ear) "Shhhhhh...I know...it was an F, you're right."

John: (LOUDLY) "ADIN (how John pronounces Adam's name), Dat was a F!"

Adam: "Okay, John...thank you."

Bless Adam's cotton socks. He's always such a good sport. Nothing like having to take correction...during an eye exam...from a three year old...who refuses to be silenced until he has made his point clear. (I count myself lucky that John finally let it go, because it was looking like he was going to announce to all of the people in the waiting room that, "Dat was a F" as we left the building.)