1/
I was sitting down doing some work in a quiet area at Grady one day and this little girl, who was with her grandma, walked right up to me and touched my stethoscope.
Her: “Are you a doctor?”
Me: “I sure am.”
Her: “For real?”
Me: “For real!”
I handed her my stethoscope.
I was sitting down doing some work in a quiet area at Grady one day and this little girl, who was with her grandma, walked right up to me and touched my stethoscope.
Her: “Are you a doctor?”
Me: “I sure am.”
Her: “For real?”
Me: “For real!”
I handed her my stethoscope.
2/
She slung it around her neck.
Her: “Is it fun being a doctor?”
Me: *squinting an eye* “Hmmm. You know what? It’s hard sometimes but, to me? It really is fun on most days.”
She seemed to like that answer. Now she was putting the ear tips into her ears. I helped adjust them.
She slung it around her neck.
Her: “Is it fun being a doctor?”
Me: *squinting an eye* “Hmmm. You know what? It’s hard sometimes but, to me? It really is fun on most days.”
She seemed to like that answer. Now she was putting the ear tips into her ears. I helped adjust them.
3/
Her: “I can be a doctor, too.”
I loved her firm tone and the way she said it to me pwith full eye contact. This was a statement—not an aspiration.
Me: “You know what? I bet you can.”
She placed the diaphragm on her chest. Then her eyes widened.
Me: “What’s your name?”
Her: “I can be a doctor, too.”
I loved her firm tone and the way she said it to me pwith full eye contact. This was a statement—not an aspiration.
Me: “You know what? I bet you can.”
She placed the diaphragm on her chest. Then her eyes widened.
Me: “What’s your name?”
4/
Her: "My name is Pretty."
Me: "Pretty?"
Her: "Yep. And my middle name is Lady."
Me: "Wait. Your name is ‘Pretty Lady?’” *looking over to her grandmother who looked amused* “Wait. . . is that your real name?”
She deadpanned for a moment. Then burst out laughing.
Her: "My name is Pretty."
Me: "Pretty?"
Her: "Yep. And my middle name is Lady."
Me: "Wait. Your name is ‘Pretty Lady?’” *looking over to her grandmother who looked amused* “Wait. . . is that your real name?”
She deadpanned for a moment. Then burst out laughing.
5/
Her: “No, ma’am. But that’s what everybody call me.”
Her grandmother nodded in affirmation. Then she reached for the stethoscope from Pretty Lady and handed it back to me.
Grandma: “Sorry ‘bout that.”
Pretty Lady was now leaning forward to read my white coat.
Her: “No, ma’am. But that’s what everybody call me.”
Her grandmother nodded in affirmation. Then she reached for the stethoscope from Pretty Lady and handed it back to me.
Grandma: “Sorry ‘bout that.”
Pretty Lady was now leaning forward to read my white coat.
6/
Her: “Kimberly Manning. . M.D.”
She enunciated each syllable.
Grandma: “You know what the M.D. stand for?”
Her: *thinking* “It stand for Miss Doctor?”
And while I let Grandma correct her, I stayed quiet. Because her interpretation made me happy.
For so many reasons.
Her: “Kimberly Manning. . M.D.”
She enunciated each syllable.
Grandma: “You know what the M.D. stand for?”
Her: *thinking* “It stand for Miss Doctor?”
And while I let Grandma correct her, I stayed quiet. Because her interpretation made me happy.
For so many reasons.
7/
Me: “Well listen, Pretty Lady. . . make sure you tell everybody to call you SMART, too.”
You know what Pretty Lady said to that?
"THEY ALREADY DO."
Boom.🖐🏽🎤
#wearethepipeline
*photo shared with permission.
Me: “Well listen, Pretty Lady. . . make sure you tell everybody to call you SMART, too.”
You know what Pretty Lady said to that?
"THEY ALREADY DO."
Boom.🖐🏽🎤
#wearethepipeline
*photo shared with permission.
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