"hate"

I let my son Will read my blog and he had feedback for me about the use of the word hate. This has come up a couple of time lately and I use the word way too much. He is right, as he said, "hate is a bad word, you should have backspaced over it and put don't like." He wasn't impressed when I just edited it with the story about him. I will now no longer use the word hate to describe my feelings toward anything. I am too good for that--and too creative to depend on such an overused (by me) word.

First Day

This is my first blog and I hope it is as therapeutic as I suspect it might be. I hope to use this as an outlet for my negativity so I can let it go and not carry it through my life with me. My doctor's office has made me mad today...Lee's Summit Clinic...Dr. Joubert is a great doctor, slow to subscribe meds. Quick to change lifestyle first and treat the cause not the symptoms. I hate (after reading this post my 5-year-old son Will told me I should change "hate" to "don't like"--a future writer?) his office staff. They are always too busy to help, irritated by you, impatient with questions. They never give me all the info I need and are quick to criticize. I am tired of having to fight with the insurance company and the doctor's office over "codes". The difference between a well-child check for a 12 year old and a sport's physical...whether or not your insurance wants to pay. Also contingent on this problem is the doctor's offices' liability for saying they did something they didn't like take her temperature. The difference to the patient...$135. I could have gotten a sports physical free on any street corner a couple of weeks ago and saved all this trouble. I would think the doctor's office would want to be able to charge the insurance company. I would also think the doctor's office would want to come off as helpful and compassionate...whether they are ultimately going to be able to do what you want them to or not. After further investigation my insurance company ended up being reasonable and helpful....yeah BCBS!! and I am now looking for a new practice for my whole family.