Cringe.

I hate the dentist, but I like my dentist.
Nevertheless, getting fillings is never fun.
The entire process is horrible.
The shot.
The drill.
The water.
The screeching.
The hissing.
The scraping.
Not to mention the way your saliva drips down your throat until you feel like you're drowning yourself, and the way that your jaw grows sore from being held open so long, and the prying probing poking of it all.
I felt better after it was over.
I felt adult.
And happy to have probably avoided a root canal.