The dentist office

Well, my dislike for the dentist has just reached new heights. I really do not like going to the dentist. Never had a good experience as a kid, and no dentist since then has managed to change my mind about the "service" that they offer but I do still drag my anxiety ridden self there every 6 months to have my teeth cleaned. This morning I had an appointment for a cleaning at my dentist office, which shall remain anonymous. My appointment was at 11:00 am. I arranged for a friend to meet me at the playground and hang out with my kids during my appointment. I arrived at my dentist's office about 10 minutes early (which is a feat in itself for me) and checked in, the receptionist telling me that the hygienist would be "right with you". Well, I don't know in what language "right with you" translates to "you are going to have to wait at least 45 minutes" but I can assure you it is not English!! After my 45 minute torturous wait, I approached the desk only to be told that it would be at least a "few more minutes" - who knows what that really means so I told her that I would not be waiting any longer and needed to go. My kids were probably hungry and tormenting my friend at this point. So I stormed out the door and went to get my kids and my friend and her kids and we went to lunch because as predicted my kids were STARVING - after all it was 12:00 by the time I got back to the playground. Needless to say I will not be returning to this office as this is the 3rd time a situation like this has happened to my family there and I just don't have the time or patience to put up with this. In fact, maybe I'll tell the office they need to pay me for my time, since if the tables were turned and I was 45 minutes late for my appointment, I would have had to reschedule and pay for the appointment that I missed!!!