Dadnamics Live! Episode 37 Hulk Hands

Was your childhood dentist Orin Scrivello of the Little Shop of Horrors??? (Check out the “Dentist Song“, it’s hilarious)!!!

Let me assume for a moment that you had a normal dentist, that:

  1. Did not ride to the office with a leather jacket and Elvis snarl on a Harley.
  2. Did not punch the receptionist and rip the heads off dolls in the waiting room.
  3. Did not numb you before prying out teeth or drilling.
  4. Did not squirt the water gun like it was a syringe.
  5. Did not thrive on inflicting pain.
  6. Did not get eaten by a 8-foot tall dagger-tooth Venus Fly Trap!

These are good assumptions. There is another type of dentist that is on the other side of the spectrum. One inflicts extreme fear and the other excites serious fun. How is that even possible? It’s a dentist!

Let me introduce you to our Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Eric McMahon of The Smile Lodge. (And yes, you HAVE to watch this video too… It’s insane and hilarious and… I’m so proud that we go there!)

Okay, other than sharing the extremes in the dental profession, I do have a Dadnamics story. As you may imagine, The Smile Lodge is a perfect atmosphere for “Dadnamics” to happen. And it did.

I’ll tell the story briefly because the video “Hulk Hands” does a better job.

Three of our four were sitting in side-by-side dental chairs, with the youngest awaiting his turn. I just happen to glance behind him and, would you believe it, there were two giant Hulk Hands resting on the back bench. They were just minding their own business, not causing any trouble, begging to be tested.

I gave Exhibit H-H to my 2-year-old and threatened him with a “you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry” line. He acted first and his arms turned green and bulged with pounds of hulkish muscle. I cowered under the threat, but my efforts to escape were futile. He rocked me with several Hulk Smashes. I begged my 4-year-old to help. But his arms swelled with hulkish energy and he hit me so hard that… (watch the video).

I want to challenge you, Dads! Are you creating a home like the Little Shop of Horrors or The Smile Lodge???

 

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Ken Carfagno

Along his journey from artist to engineer to entrepreneur, Ken Carfagno became a dad. And like many new dads, his kids inspired a long-forgotten gift. Ken could make up stories and draw his kids into them. This sparked a dream that lead to Dadnamics, the infusion of creativity, adventure, and silliness into dad time. And it lead to the Arctic Land experience.