Me: Did you brush your teeth?
The Boy: Yeah.
Me: Really? You know I catch you on this all the time?
The Boy: I brushed my teeth, Mom.
Me: I’m gonna go feel your toothbrush.
The Boy: No, you won’t.
Me: Yes, I really will. Did you brush your teeth?
The Boy: I BRUSHED my teeth, MOM!
Me: (heading toward the stairs) I’m checking.
The Boy: BYE!
Me: I mean it.
The Boy: Go already!
Me: (pounding up the stairs threatening to twist his head off under my breath)
(feeling toothbrush) I'll be darned! It’s wet.
(pounding back down the stairs two-at-a-time)
Yeah, ok. It’s wet. You just wet it without brushing, didn’t you?
The Boy: (sheepish grin) Yup.
The damn kid’s teeth are going to rot right out of his head!
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Bwahahaha! I can't help it, I love The Boy!
I found that the easiest way to floss was to just remove about 4 of my molars! LOL!
I hope he's brushing before he becomes my son-in-law! Of course, I'm hoping I'll be able to stop reminding Ryan to brush before she becomes your daughter-in-law. What do you suppose the chances are?
You may have seen my posts on supersperms hygiene issues. I think one of them is on my sidebar.
Why doesn't the spell check recognize supersperm???
snort!
yeah...
When my youngest was about 6, we went on a week's vacation. About three days into it, he and one of his brothers were fighting in the back seat of the car and brother says, "Dang! You Have dog breath!"(Yeah, I raised very charming boys) "You need to brush your teeth!" Youngest says, "No I don't...we're on VACATION!"
He hadn't brushed in 3 days because he had heard me say, "I'm not doing ANYTHING - I'm on vacation!"
Maybe your little guy thinks summer vacation includes no brushing of the teeth. You may need to clarify. Just sayin'.
SHE How much will you give for him?
OTIN Not a bad idea - although how is it chewing?
DIANE I would like to think they'll both be brushing regularly by then, but who can tell?
HIT 40 I'll go have a look.
MICHELLE That's easy for you to say!
SHERRI I don't even think my son thinks it through to that extent. He just doesn't do it.
That sounds like my cousin! When he was 7 my aunt would tell him to go shower, he would take off all his clothes, turn on the water, wet his hair a bit, and then stand outside the shower with the water running. Finally he would come out in his towel. She always figured it out though because obviously he was still dirty.
Well, at least he's honest when confronted. So there's that.
This is one thing my kid won't be guilty of, because I unfortunately handed down to him my terrible genetic heritage of bad teeth. My poor kid has spent his entire life in the dentist chair. Hooray that we have good insurance, and live in the cosmetic dental capital of the world [Los Angeles]!!!!
But I feel for him, poor guy. He is very disciplined and diligent with the brushing and the flossing and the appointments, and even so, his friends all made fun of him in high school for his yellow teeth.
Unbelievable.
*scheming grin forms on face*
You just have to wet the brush and that'll fool most people right?
*wistful smile*
He got you there! Too funny!
LOL hilarious...tried to out fox the ole blognut...least you didn't have to go smell his teeth to find out. At least he was proud to be honest. But, he also gotcha number by knowing you would pound each stair on the way..he was laughing his butt off downstairs and that is totally hilarious!
He won't fool the dentist!!! I wish I had taken better care of my teeth when I was a young'un. And yes, boys are gross. Almost all of them.
INNA My son does that, too. He wets his hair and tries to pass it off as a shower.
GUDNUFF Sure, he's honest after only about 4 tries!
G We spend our share of time in the dentist's office, too.
MO Just brush your teeth... PLEASE.
LOLA Oh yeah, he gets me all the time.
DAR He has learned from the best. I wish I could tell you that I don't know where he gets this behavior, but I do. I SO do.
CATE You're right. He never fools the dentist, and they always make him watch the toothbrush/floss video while he's there.
You've just confirmed it for me. Boys are gross!
But, alas, so are girls.
Oh man, my kids do that too. As if the smell of a dead buffalo coming out of their mouths wasn't all the proof we needed that the wet toothbrush was a diversion.
That is hilarious.. I also think it's actually instinctual. We ALL did it as kids.. as soon as we were smart enough to figure things out like that.
Start saving for the dentist!
Don't hurt yourself. Galloping down the stairs two feet at a time can be dangerous.
I've got a cousin named Flat Face Billy. After he fell down the stairs, we started calling him Cracked Face Billy.
you are one smart cookie. I'd have fallen for it hook line and sinker
The breath test never fails. They can't fake that one. At least my son can't. Sheesh.
It is amazing what they will do to oppose us!
my daughter makes me feel like such a jerk when I grill like this, but I'm usually right too. This bit does seem somewhat universal!
Woof Woof!!!
I have busted my son doing this more than once! lol! They are such crafty creatures!
I always say that "I Will Know" because of my Super Powers. I try to never give away the "how". It makes it harder for them to cheat (but not impossible, unfortunately). ;)
I'm new here, but can so relate. I thought I was alone. Glad to see others check too.
That guy's brilliant!
When they asked me to scrub the showers at Girl Scout camp? I poured the cleanser down the drain and called it a day.
Awwwwwwwwww, he has his Mommy's smarts... ;) Love you; Gotta love The Boy Genius! xox
This post made me flash forward to the day when my two youngest darlings figure this trick out. Why haven't they already? Your children are that far ahead of the game, blognut. For that you can feel proud.
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