Pain in the mouth...then foot in the mouth

That's what I have had to deal with the last couple weeks, having a few procedures at the dentist. That is mainly because I have not been to one in four years. That sounds horrible, I know. I had to have scaling, three extractions (two wisdom), I am having a couple cavities filled Thursday, and a couple more the next time to go along with a crown. Then I get to follow that up with an implant procedure which will be three office visits and over a couple months! Woo-Hoo!!! I guess that's what I get for not going for four years. At least things are getting better now. At least I don't have a decayed chipped tooth in there anymore - that is the implant one. I had a fun weekend last weekend on pain pills and antibiotics. Just the little things you go through - thanks to the dental insurance, I am not paying nearly what it costs.

Speaking of pains in the mouth - or just pains in general, the last couple days have been pretty stressful. It is always tough when someone sees a situation different than you do. I don't ever claim to be perfect, I know I am not. I am far from it, but I am not an asshole or a son of a bitch. I never want to be the jackass who doesn't care about the one person who means the most to them. It hurts me to have someone think that I don't care, when I do. I know if you hurt someone because they perceive something to be what it isn't, the issue shouldn't be the misconception, but the actual way they saw the situation. I can't always understand how people will react, and I can only control what I do or say. I may not always do it the right way, but I would hope that more times than not I will. I can imagine that you can get hurt just by interpreting a situation, in fact you can. The healing that comes from understanding what really happened isn't always enough. Mostly it is damage that can not be repaired. I just hope that it is repairable or fixable this time. I know I didn't commit some deadly crime or awful sin, but I was not the nicest person this time around. I saw it differently, but knowing how it was viewed by the other is more important. I am stubborn, and don't like to admit that I could have been wrong, when I don't think I was. I need to focus more on the bigger picture and not be so narrow minded. It is hard to see when you hurt someone, especially when you didn't have any intention of doing so. Well, you know, I always try to learn from my mistakes and wrong doings. This will be a case where I will try to think twice and speak once.