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Step Eight: Beg the Doctor to Make It Stop

Once the doctor finally arrives (and after he says something "funny" about the fact that you've gotten no sleep), ask for the magic bullet to make your child sleep again. Learn your child is indeed sick (thanks, doc), will not need a shot, but will need a finger prick. You know, just in case.

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