being in the same school as my son allowed me to attend to his urgent needs and still get on with my work subsequently.
Parenting is a time-consuming task. Child-free people say that it is a colossal waste of time. Take today, for instance. My son told me that he was experiencing pain in his lower front tooth.
Now, I am sure most parents would have advised their children to wait it out and let the baby tooth fall out naturally. However, I am a novice at parenting. I think a part of me does not want to endure my son’s grimacing and whining. So, I immediately made an appointment with the dentist and took him there.
$75 is not an astronomical cost in the grand scheme of things, but I did feel the pinch. Is it an extravagant expense since I could have waited for his tooth to fall out? I honestly do not know. I do think that the immense relief I felt at the end was worth the money spent. I could get on with my day and set the Preliminary Foundation Science paper.
Glossary
- colossal - Imagine something so huge it feels like a giant—way bigger than normal.
- astronomical - a number so big it feels like it belongs in space 🚀
- immense - something so big or strong that it almost feels overwhelming
In your sentence:
“A colossal waste of time”
→ A very, very big waste of time
“not an astronomical cost”
→ Not a crazy expensive amount of money
“immense relief”
→ Very, very strong relief (like a big “phew!” feeling)
the writing is my original masterpiece, but the explanations are from ChatGPT.
