35. KIDS ARE HARD, GUYS
I’m a pediatric dental hygienist and it’s a minefield for people who think the are very smart but really have no clue. “But why does my child have 17 cavities? We don’t drink soda or eat processed sugars, all we drink is organic juice and eat those real fruit gummies!”
“Well, fruit has a lot of sugar in it…”
“BUT THE BOTTLE SAYS NO SUGAR ADDED!”
“Right, there’s no additional sugar added, but there’s already a lot in there naturally…”
“Oh and we’re an all natural household so we don’t use fluoride toothpaste. And we don’t floss because the material the floss is made out of is toxic. oh and a lot of times we don’t brush their teeth before bed because we’re too tired…”
My favorite excuse for not flossing their child’s teeth is, “DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FLOSS A KID’S TEETH?” I mean, I’m a pediatric dental hygienist, so… yeah?
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