Paying for Torture

i accompanied my kids to the dentist yesterday.

as i was waiting outside the waiting room, a little girl around 7 or 8 years old, came out from the dental room and was on her way out the door when she was stopped by her mom.

her mom told her, "wait, let me pay first." to which her daughter replied, "what?!?! you actually have to pay for this?? you pay to torture me?!"

all the mommies in the waiting room couldn't help but laugh.

prior to coming here, one of the things that people warned us about was the high cost of dental services. while medical services are free in canada, dental services are definitely not. and they can be pretty expensive.

just how expensive are they? i took my 2 kids in for their regular cleaning and xray and i paid a little over $450 total.

it was a good thing we were warned as i was able to include that in our "list of things to do before migrating." i paid my trusty, dependable dentist over at asian hospital a visit before flying off. had everything done before leaving and just have regular check ups here.

so, to those intending to migrate here, make sure you pay your dentist a visit before flying off. you will be glad you did.