A Fingernail Is Not A Toothbrush

Driving to the mall with Mammall, Emily, Audrey, and Olivia…

Me:  By a show of hands, who has brushed their teeth this morning?

Four of us raise our hand and one does the “kinda” motion and says eeehhh.

Me:  What does eeehhh mean?

Daughter (to not be named to avoid embarrassment, although, should be identified to avoid death by her breath):  Well I kinda did it.

Me:  How do you kinda brush your teeth?  Does walking by the bathroom and looking at your toothbrush count as kinda doing it?

Daughter:  No, I went like this.  <uses her fingernail to scrub/scratch front teeth between and around her braces>.

Me:  That is disgusting.  Here, use some hand sanitizer and I’m calling Laura when we get home.  You, obviously, need a tutorial, and I’m pretty sure your teeth are going to fall out of your head and I’m not going to pay to replace them, because I paid for toothbrushes and toothpaste.  You should count your lucky stars we aren’t talking about wearing a helmet when you ride your bike, because then I would have to call Lori.

P.S. I miss you Lori.