This Is What I Learned When My Pediatrician Couldn’t Find My Son’s Balls

It was a regular doctor’s checkup. My son just turned 2 and we headed into the pediatrician’s office like we had done time and time again, ready for the cold stethoscope and the questions about how often he eats, how often he poops, and how many words he can say. What I was not prepared for came when our pediatrician gently pulled back his diaper and started to examine him. She looked at me, looked at him, and said, “How often can you actively feel his testicles?”