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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[โ€“] OrderedChaos 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My kids can't do a good job even with an electric toothbrush. My God! When do they learn to do it right?

[โ€“] cynar 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

We came up with a (quite stupid, but fun) "brushing teeth" song. It's to the tune of baby shark. It works out well and it takes almost exactly 2 minutes to sing. It also gets good coverage. My 4 year old daughter now demands it every time... ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Verses are:

  • Brush your teeth do do do do do...

  • Brush the top do do do do do...

  • Brush the bottom do do do do do...

  • Brush the left do do do do do...

  • Brush the right do do do do do...

  • Brush the back do do do do do...

  • Brush the front do do do do do...

  • Brush... Everywhere! do do do do do...

  • Now you're done! do do do do do...

[โ€“] OrderedChaos 3 points 10 months ago

Lol nice. Awesome you were able to figure something like that out and it worked well. Good job!

[โ€“] garbagebagel 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I didn't learn well into my 20s when my teeth started falling apart.. it was less about learning and more about lazy I think.

Also, I didn't know until like a year ago that you're supposed to floss BEFORE brushing. That was embarrassing.

[โ€“] OrderedChaos 1 points 10 months ago

I brush, floss, and brush again because I forgot to floss first. But I don't always floss. I don't think it's the end of the world unless you're having actual issues and need to adjust a bit to catch that variable.