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David After Dentist - "Is This Real Life?"
Categories: Weird But True
If you didn't know poor 7-year-old David had just been to the dentist, you'd think he spent the last two days over-indulging at Burning Man. Gassed to the max from oral surgery, the little guy does his best Cheech & Chong impression while spacing out to an imaginary Grateful Dead soundtrack stuck on repeat in his mind. Dude, it's so trippy.
"Dad, is this real life?" David queries from the back seat of the family car.
"This is real life," his dad reassures him.
David's dad relives the glory days, chuckling at his little stoner. But the fun turns funky when the youngster sees what I can only assume is an army of flying pink elephants commanding David to "get off of their cloud!" That, or he's suddenly struck with an unbearable case of the munchies.
The video is a little creepy -- should parents be posting videos of their vulnerable children? -- yet oddly adorable and absolutely hysterical.
Update: Now the video has it's own soundtrack. Check it out below.
"Dad, is this real life?" David queries from the back seat of the family car.
"This is real life," his dad reassures him.
David's dad relives the glory days, chuckling at his little stoner. But the fun turns funky when the youngster sees what I can only assume is an army of flying pink elephants commanding David to "get off of their cloud!" That, or he's suddenly struck with an unbearable case of the munchies.
The video is a little creepy -- should parents be posting videos of their vulnerable children? -- yet oddly adorable and absolutely hysterical.
Update: Now the video has it's own soundtrack. Check it out below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kellie 2-05-2009 @ 10:58AM
You know, everyone of my mom friends is upset about this video. Everyone of my dad friends thinks it's hysterical. I saw it and laughed so hard I had tears streaming down my face.
When he lets out that scream is when I lost it. Hysterical I tell you.
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petes2cents 2-07-2009 @ 9:16PM
A little boy all doped up may sound funny to many, probably millions, but when you see the video, you see the reality of what drugs can do to someone. I understand that the little boy is not on some street drug, but any drug can have a side affect or be dangerous to someone, specially a small child. It is clear that the little boy is scared and disturbed with the way he feels and is seen to be in distress. And all the father can do is film him and say “it’s alright buddy”. I don’t know about you, but if this happen to my son or daughter, I would either turn around back to the dentist or drive straight to the nearest hospital. YouTube is a great marketing tool, but not more important than my son’s well being…
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SteveO 2-10-2009 @ 4:48AM
the kid was fine dude its laughing gas it wears off. people get so bent out of shape about the stupidest stuff
Kevin 4-28-2009 @ 1:33AM
The Dentist, a professional, an expert in this field who has studied for many years to become what they are more than likely have seen this type of reaction to laughing gas before. Have you had laughing gas during a tooth removal before? If not, surely you trust the dentist to have given the child the appropriate amount of Nitrous Oxide given his age and weight. Some people have different reactions to drugs-- any professional is prepared for this and has compensated the amount given.
You mentioned that any drug can have a side affect or be dangerous to somebody. That obviously goes without saying.
It's clear that the poor child had to endure a very painful procedure involving stitches, and it's logical for a caregiver to provide an anesthetic to make the experience less traumatic, as NO2 is shown to relieve stress.
"Inhalation of nitrous oxide is effective in alleviating distress during painful procedures, with minimal side effects and short recovery time" (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1718795).
The mean recovery time for NO2 is three minutes. You would've arrived at the hospital long after the effects already wore off. You're one of those over protective parents who fill up the emergency room taking their kids there with runny noses. The irony is that your over protectiveness will guaranteed to mess him up more than consuming a drug, administered by an expert, in the recommended amount.
I'm positive that the dentist assured the father that his son would be okay, that it's a normal reaction, and that he would be back to normal shortly before the dad left or the dad would have never filmed it. It stuns me that you'd have the audacity to accuse the father of being negligent. Next time, think about what you're saying, and how you would actually act in that situation. Sure, maybe you wouldn't have taped your son in that state, but there were no bad intentions. Do not pretend that your better than him because of that.
sillyu 2-10-2009 @ 2:02PM
Are you kidding me? How can someone sit there and say that is anything more than it actually is. A son going to the dentist, a Dad trying to video him to make things better and let him see for himself. You can sit there and say, "if that were my son or daughter I would.....", ummm no you wouldn't, no one ever does, how many times have you been giving something that made you loopy, ever had surgery? People tell you the funny things you said later? That's what this is, its not glory days, its nothing, as for putting it on you tube, notice it wasnt the -day after- it took a while to be put up. And I am sure that those who want to act like it isnt funny, were porbably laughing as well. You just don't want others to know you wish you had thought of doing this for your children.
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Grayson 2-24-2009 @ 7:36AM
I saw the kid and his dad on TV last weekend:
http://tinyurl.com/newstome
Dad does a good job of defending the video!
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