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My dad once fainted when he saw a bit of blood on the bandages when I had my wisdom teeth removed. This from the man who when I get bloody knees or elbow scrapes blithely says, “proof you had an adventure kiddo.” My mom only slapped him once or twice because the nurses came in and got him all rigged up to machines. I was really scared for him and after three hours of waiting for his blood pressure to go back above 100, we both got what we wanted. To just go home.

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Your mom must have had a lot to handle that day. I feel sorry for her!
6/23/12 reply
 
I'm not that bad, but I do pass out when it come to too much blood and needles.
maldar 12/8/11 reply
 
is chapel's mom really a doctor?
11/18/11 reply
(blink) i can't believe i missed that. good point GW fan. Miss Emma, is your mother a real doctor or is that just the comic?
11/19/11 reply
Ha ha, I hope I didn't make it too hard to miss! That's just in the comic, in real life my mom's an intellectual property lawyer. But some other aspects of Chapel's mom's personality are inspired by my mom!
11/19/11 reply
Yep, she is! I haven't really talked about her that much but I'm hoping to include her in the comic more in the future.
11/19/11 reply
 
Forget the smelling salts-- fetch the ice! lol

The first story I read of yours was "Seventeen Across" in Stone Soup. (By the way, I've always wondered-- what was the answer to the crossword puzzle?) I started really following your work when I watched a video on the Stone Soup website of you painting an illustration, and it got me interested. And, after reading much of your blog, you also got me interested in the... what's it called? Scholastic Alliance for Young Writers and Artists. (Great job, by the way! I'm planning on submitting a book that I'm in the process of editing. I've probably edited it ten thousand times.)

I just love reading about young authors like me. This comment's probably getting a little lengthy, so I'll wrap it up. :)
11/18/11 reply
No worries about the length of the comment, I love it! I'm SO glad it seems like a lot of people have come here from Stone Soup, and I'm glad you liked my video! I'm going to make a similar video really soon that shows the process I use to make these Chapel strips! And good luck at the Art & Writing Awards. I'd be really interested in reading your book sometime! I'm actually turning one of the books I've written into a graphic novel, which you'll be able to read pretty soon. Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting!
11/19/11 reply
Oh, that sounds neat, I'll be sure to watch it. What gave you the idea for all the Chapel stuff? Or was it just one of those super-random ideas that everyone gets? Haha. A couple years ago I made (NO idea where I got the idea) a little comic book called "Joe and Pierre". Recently I started working on it again, and I'm hoping to make them WAY better than they were when I first started working on them.
11/19/11 reply
Chapel started out as a random doodle, and then I expanded her into my line of comic strips and greeting cards!
11/19/11 reply
 
So wonderful! This is one of my favorites yet.
Dean 11/14/11 reply
Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you like this comic -- I'm really proud of how it turned out!
11/14/11 reply
 
Ouch...
11/12/11 reply
I know, right? Must be pretty painful for Chapel's dad!
11/12/11 reply
yeah. and Chapel too, it looks like.
11/12/11 reply
Yup. I wanted to make her look pretty crappy in this strip because that's how people look when they get out of surgery!
11/13/11 reply
 
this is a redo with color?
11/12/11 reply
A redo with color? Um, no, I'm not sure what you mean.
11/12/11 reply
 
I had my wisdom teeth taken out years after i had my braces taken off. It was down right strange. When i got into the dentist chair, the last think i remember was they were giving me some "gas" to wipe the pain away. that was the LAST thing i remember of that day. it felt like a movie cut to the next day when my memories kicked back on and i was back home on my couch, 3 Micky D's large chocolate shakes (2 of them finished, i guess by me) playing my PSone with a REALLY sore jaw but other wise fine.

For the life of me, i completely lost all my memories for 24 hours! I was told i was fully awake and such, but i don't know what i did then! it is really scary what dentist can do to people.

thankfully that was before Youtube was around or it could have been even more embarassing.

lastly, did you mom really slap your dad for petty things that he does Emma?
Dr. Taxil Necrobane 11/12/11 reply
She only slapped him to wake him up.
11/12/11 reply
right.....

i assume smelling salts were not on hand at that time.
11/13/11 reply
on another idea. does your dad (or his side of the family) have heart problems? now that i think about it, his fainting might now have anything to do with his seeing blood. i hope he's seen a doctor about it. I am also assuming that your dad is in his late 30's mid 40's now.
11/13/11 reply
Nope, he's ancient, he's in his late 50's. And there's no history of heart problems.
11/13/11 reply
well, that is some what better, but not by much. I will still recommend that he goes to his cardiologist and/or neurologist ASAP if he hasn't done so already. he could have had a defibrillation problem or even a minor stroke. but i was not there and i am just guessing right now from what you have told me.

I hope he is doing alright now.
11/13/11 reply
 
Wow read through all that you have ( love the halloween one Taris is win all the way i happen to be a ten fan gal my self. ^.^) And i hope to see more of your cute cleverness! with much regards and support!
Nichelle M The Time Traveler 11/12/11 reply
Yay, thank you! It's great to hear that you read through the archives. :) And a fellow Ten fangirl to boot! Awesome.
11/12/11 reply
How did you find my strip, by the way? Just curious! :)
11/12/11 reply
i found out by stone soup...sorry if you weren't asking me. btw, you could set 2 records: most things published and best 14-year old author EVER!!!!
11/14/11 reply
AWWW thanks a lot! There are people who've had more Stone Soup things published than I have, though. But still -- that's incredibly flattering!
11/14/11 reply
ah well i found you Throug Dominic Deegan. and..well i saw the Tardis picture of her and thougt' OMG TARDIS!' and clicked.
Nichelle M The Timetraveler 11/18/11 reply
Oh, that's great! So awesome that fellow Whovians have come from the TARDIS ads. And it's really helpful to know that you liked the ad, so thank you! :D
11/19/11 reply
Well if i see anything DW related i click and look. im kind of totally wacky for the show. dressed as ten one year for halloween. twas fun, only six people got the costume however...
Nichelle M The Timetraveler 11/22/11 reply
That's better than I did when I dressed as Ten, nobody recognized me! Still, that's awesome that you dressed up as him as well.
11/22/11 reply
 
I love the wide-eyed panel. Great work!
11/12/11 reply
Thank you! I especially like that panel as well, I'm sure my expression in the moment was pretty similar!
11/12/11 reply
emma i wish you were still published on stone soup. you're SOOOOO good at writing. chapel is way different from your other stories. i like chapel though. :)
11/13/11 reply
Aww, thanks a lot! I had a lot of fun writing and drawing for Stone Soup, and I'm glad that people enjoyed my stories while I could get them published there! Chapel is a lot different from my other stories, but I also have some more story-based projects I'm developing for the future! :)
11/13/11 reply
awesome! btw great strip and i know this is stupid but i bet i'd faint too. i hate blood!!! it's yucky with a capital Y!!!
11/13/11 reply
Really? Huh, I've never minded blood. I have a pretty strong stomach I guess! My best friend faints not only at blood but just being in a hospital, though!
11/14/11 reply
I don't mind blood either, but a couple months ago when I had blood drawn? I was a ghost! And a few weeks after that when I had my finger pricked, I almost threw up. (Today I had my blood drawn again, though, and I was fine. Woot woot for getting used to it!) I don't mind seeing blood, but when they're taking MINE?... :P
11/18/11 reply
I hate seeing your own blood once they've taken it. It's so creepy. I say blood belongs in your body, not in a plastic syringe with a needle on the top....
12/24/11 reply
i probably wouldn't go that far, but i do not like the taste of blood, either--my bf actually LIKES it!!!
11/14/11 reply
that was me, btw
11/14/11 reply
I don't really like the taste of blood, either.
11/14/11 reply
i know, right? that's why i hate loosing teeth!!! once it's over, though, it's awesome.
11/14/11 reply
Oh, I lost all my teeth a LONG time ago, so I don't really remember it! But yeah, whenever I get a bloody nose I taste blood, which is awful!
11/14/11 reply
when i get bloody noses, i taste bloody boogers. (yuck! i know!)
11/15/11 reply
Same here! :D
11/15/11 reply
i HATE having bloody noses. :(...
11/15/11 reply
so do I.... once I had a bloody nose and there was blood all over me. I freaked out.
11/18/11 reply
I get bloody noses all the time, so I guess I'm used to them! One time I was walking home with a HUGE package from the post office and suddenly I had a bloody nose. It covered my entire face, splattered on the UPS box, and got over all my clothes. I looked like I'd been punched in the face!
11/19/11 reply
uck. one time i had a bloody nose and it trickled around my mouth and down my chin. it looked like i had been drinking blood!
11/20/11 reply
Oh wow.
11/20/11 reply
do u believe in vampires?
11/20/11 reply
nope, I do Believe in ghosts (i have ran into many of them) and Liches. vampires are over hyped and can not exist in real life. Ghosts and Liches can exist.
11/30/11 reply
oh...well, don't laugh, okay? but...i am a vamp.
12/11/11 reply
JUST KIDDING!!!! (Duh.)
1/16/12 reply
I believe in ghosts too. But liches? They just don't really...... it just doesn't seem possible that they are real, I guess.
12/24/11 reply
Lucky you, losing all your teeth. : P
2/20/12 reply
Ugh. I hate losing teeth when its happening- but most of all I hate loose teeth. Especially when they're so loose it's really freaking you out. (grips shirt to loose canine and whimpers) Sometimes I wish teeth would just get loose overnight, fall out and be done with it. Then you wouldn't have to deal with all the pain. :(
2/20/12 reply
I don't know if I would faint, but I would still freak out. Maybe scream. Yes, so like me....
12/24/11 reply
 
Hi, sweetie, howre you feeling? Im okay, mom. Hi, dad. Hi, honey? Oh, is . . . is that . . . BLOOD?! THUMP! DAD?! Hes fainted! Sam, get it together! SLAP! Im really no longer the center of attention here, am I? Maam, perhaps we should call 911 for your husband? No need, Im a doctor! SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAPITTY SLAP Um. . . Mom? I think you can stop now. Please Chapel, this is the only time I get to legally hit your father. AND THATS FOR EVERY TIME YOU LEFT THE TOILET SEAT UP!
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