My daughter’s pediatrician is, well, he’s my type. Skinny, gangly, geeky, he even wears
glasses. It’s no secret that I think
he’s a hotty. I mean, hopefully it’s a
secret from him, but pretty much everybody else in the world
knows about it since I have no filter between my brain and my mouth. These days, when I meet someone new my end of
the conversation usually goes something like this: “Hi, I’m Beth, this is Mia,
she’s almost ten months, yes, I know she’s huge, also her pediatrician is a
hotty.” I admit, I get some funny looks,
but I’m used to that.
The other night, I had a dream about the pediatrician. Yes, that kind of
dream. No, no! Not THAT kind of dream! It was just that for some reason he was
checking my ears, or something, and it started to get a little… you know… tense. That was it, I
swear. But, I have this thing about
dreams. For instance, once I dreamed
that my husband told me he sold the car so he could use the money to buy the
world’s biggest collection of Styrofoam packing peanuts, and I was mad at him
for weeks. Seriously, I barely spoke to
him for two days because I was so upset that he sold the car. In my dream. (This is, frankly, the least of my issues, so let’s just move on.) The problem is that now I’m really nervous
about the next time I have to take my daughter to the doctor, because I am
worried it will be uncomfortable and awkward, because of what happened in my
dream. I’m possibly a little nuts.
In mentioning this to people (the hotty pediatrician part,
not the dream part), I’ve noticed that pediatricians all seem to fall into one
of four categories:
- Female
- Old
- Rude
- Hotty
Nobody has said to me, “Yes, my pediatrician is male and
under 75 but boy, somebody sure hit him with the ugly stick.” It seems that most of the women I’ve talked to
are willing to give their pediatrician the benefit of the hotty doubt. I don’t think med schools have instituted an
attractiveness requirement for pediatricians, I just think that women are
attracted to men who are nice to our children. If I passed my daughter’s pediatrician on the street, I wouldn’t give
him another thought, but when he is talking sweetly to my daughter and taking
care of her and making her laugh, he goes from not-unattractive-but-sort-of-average
to h o double t y, hotty.
It’s the same thing with my husband, really. (No, not that he thinks the pediatrician is a hotty.) I’ve always known that my husband was a great guy and obviously I loved him before we had a child, but seeing him with her just makes me even more impressed with him. It means more to me to watch him roll on the floor and blow raspberries and get smacked in the head until they are both giggling uncontrollably than any flowers or jewelry or grand romantic gesture ever did. It makes me think that the way to a man’s heart may be through his stomach, but the way to a mom’s heart is through her child.
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I'm loving this, Beth!
Posted by: Stephanie | 05/16/2006 at 10:03 PM
Woo Hoo!!! Great to see your new blog home up and running! Love your writing - you're a terrific story teller. Funny, funny stuff!
Anyway, wish I could say my Sweetie's doctor was a hottie. Well, I suppose I could. But she's a she. Good looking (tall, blonde, sweet), but a she. And the other male doctors in the practice woefully fall into the too old or too-hit-with-an-ugly-stick category. Oh well. :)
Take care. I'll be back!
Posted by: Amy | 05/16/2006 at 10:12 PM
Ooh, nice words of wisdom there at the end! So these are the new digs, eh? Frankly I'm more a fan of the Fish style, but the RSS here works. ;)
Nice to see the hotty-pediatrician subplot making an appearance. I think that one should get more airtime.
Posted by: Gavin | 05/17/2006 at 03:04 AM
Beth,
I love that I can read two blogs from you now. Oh, I feel so lucky! Thanks for making my morning! I write so beautifully.
Posted by: Katherine | 05/17/2006 at 09:03 AM
I feel cheated. Our pediatrician is of the female variety. As for her hotness, I don't feel qualified to judge.
Posted by: Busy Mom | 05/17/2006 at 10:06 AM
I think I want a new pediatrician.
Posted by: JuJuBee | 05/17/2006 at 10:23 AM
Congrats on the new blog - way to go, girl. No hotty peds in our lives, but there's always hope for the future, right?
Posted by: Jess | 05/17/2006 at 10:25 AM
Totally jealous... ours is of the Santa Claus, old guy variety... quite jolly. Love the new blog by the way!
Posted by: Corinne | 05/17/2006 at 10:31 AM
Around here it's the girls' dentist. They all have a crush on him.
Not me though - getting too old. Yeah, right.
Posted by: ann adams | 05/17/2006 at 10:36 AM
Love the banner!
Posted by: Polichick | 05/17/2006 at 10:42 AM
That is so true! I immediately have a good opinion of anyone that is nice to my daughter.
Posted by: witchy_puppy | 05/17/2006 at 11:17 AM
Great stuff! I guess I need to add "Hot?" to the list of questions for when I start to look for a pediatrician.
Congrats on the new gig. Good choice on the picture, too!
Posted by: Angela | 05/17/2006 at 11:31 AM
I finally got here. Not sure what was up. Great post. I'm afraid our peds have fallen into almost every category but hot. And now our doctor is - ack! I hate to say it - YOUNGER than me. I'm so old.
Posted by: MoMMY | 05/17/2006 at 11:43 AM
Great to see you here! Yeah, we had a hotty ped too... now one kid has a woman, the other, actually a youngish (not 70 yo!) male, who does nothing for me. Don't know why, he just doesn't.
Congrats on the new space!
Posted by: Karen | 05/17/2006 at 12:22 PM
I must disagree partially because although seeing these men interract so well with children is pretty damn hot, my pediatrician looks like David Beckham. The man seriously sizzles if you touch him. But, like I said on your site, he is dead to me since he just had to point out the bags under my eyes.
Posted by: RockStar Mommy | 05/17/2006 at 12:40 PM
I just quickly itemized my doctors (gyn, and 2 dermatologists) and each of them fits into one of your four categories. The theory is holding up!
Posted by: Vaguely Urban | 05/17/2006 at 12:51 PM
what??? why don't i have a hottie pediatrician???
he's not:
Female (at least i don't think so..)
Old
Rude
or a
Hottie
Posted by: ali | 05/17/2006 at 12:53 PM
You are sooo right! I love a man who loves my kids. Wait, that sounds really bad.
I had a hot OB/GYN for a while but that was really, really awkward.
I like your new digs! Love the title!
Posted by: Ms. Q | 05/17/2006 at 01:13 PM
ok fish im officially jealous...hotty doc and a new blog that turns out money!
yup, im turning green
Posted by: shannon | 05/17/2006 at 01:23 PM
oh man, i wish i had a hottie pediatrician to have a crush on! it's so unfair, just 'cause i'm unmarried and not expecting doesn't mean i can't have a sexy doctor to perve on, right?!
btw i clicked on the picture link on your navigation bar but it didn't work. only the link you put on your latest post worked though.
oh and belated congratulations on landing this fab blogging gig =D
Posted by: averil | 05/17/2006 at 01:27 PM
As your husband, I'm perfectly wililng to spot you the hotty pediatrician. But where are the hotty nurses? I don't recall seeing any. It's only fair, right?
Posted by: Chris | 05/17/2006 at 01:27 PM
My pregnancy books don't mention this in the chapter about selecting a pediatrician. Thanks for the enlightenment!
Posted by: ppwgal | 05/17/2006 at 01:32 PM
Whoooo!! GO BETH !!! GO BETH!!!
Posted by: Aurelia | 05/17/2006 at 01:36 PM
You're right on! I think the sexiest man in the world is my husband, and this thought usually crosses my mind when he's playing with the kids.
Posted by: Mamacita Tina | 05/17/2006 at 03:08 PM
Congrats on the new blog! I'll have to keep this in mind if I'm picking a pediatrician in the future. I'm sure it would help me make it to appointments on time ; )
Posted by: halloweenlover | 05/17/2006 at 06:06 PM