When I was in 6^th grade I got braces, so thrilled to become a “brace face”. Anyhow, during the process it was determined that I needed 8 teeth pulled.  So I wasn’t at all excited about going in multiple times to do so, so I asked to get them done all at once.  Why prolong the suffering and pain.  I was told that while coming out of anesthesia I tried to punch the nurse, thou I remember nothing of the procedure.  I also insisted on going to school the next day since I had a perfect attendance going and didn’t want to mess it up.  So the school lunch lady made soup just for me, an’t I special.  I think that was the last time I had a perfect attendance in anything.