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The Exhausted Dad: Shots of divergent personalities

by TYLER WILSON/Coeur Voice contributor
| June 7, 2025 1:00 AM

You can tell a lot about your kids by how well they handle getting stabbed with a needle.

My 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son each recently completed their annual wellness exam. Each received a vaccine (your emails on the subject will go straight to the junk pile, by the way), as well as one of those little finger pricks you sometimes need to check for cholesterol, blood sugar, etc.

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