Wisdom (Teeth)

JB asked me to make him a dentist appointment because one of his molars looked funny and hurt a bit. I did. He went. Alone! I didn't have to drag him or threaten him or anything. He went of his own accord, and then went back a couple of hours later to have a panoramic x-ray done because they needed to see his wisdom teeth so they could determine if they need to come out to protect that expensive orthodontia he had done. All of this was done by an almost 18-year-old boy (man?) without any pushing or prodding from his mother. I was proud to say the least. He came home from the second appointment in a state of shock and frustration. He learned that he DOES need to have his wisdom teeth pulled - ALL 6 OF THEM! The dentist is sending him to an oral surgeon (we now have that consultation appointment made), and plans to use JB's x-ray in a class he's teaching because he's never seen one like that before - even in a textbook...Maybe this is why JB has always been such an old soul. He's got "wisdom" beyond his years. :-)