To hate brushing my teeth?

[Dollygirl2008]

Lighthearted but I mean - really hate! I obviously do it (although I'm ashamed to admit perhaps not as early on in the day as I should in lockdown . I mean - we can put people on the moon and equipment on Mars - you'd think there must be a simpler way!!!!

Made me think of other first world problems I really hate - such as getting petrol!!! Think I'm just being very grumpy today.....

Q

I get what you mean. I'm gonna say I have it worse though I have an electric toothbrush that has a bluetooth stand thing, and when you switch on the brush it lights up with a timer. It then flashes if I brush too hard etc. And if I finish short of 3 mins it gives me a sad face that stays there judging me ALL day until I brush my teeth again. Bastard.

Meant to add that the timer feature seems to act like microwave minutes, in that they take far longer than normal minutes

I feel your pain - sanctimonious sodding toothbrush! I think I'd scream "well if you're so bloody clever, brush them yourself"!

Me too. It feels like a proper chore to me to pull myself to the bathroom, then just stand there for 3 minutes

@Dollygirl2008

I feel your pain - sanctimonious sodding toothbrush! I think I'd scream "well if you're so bloody clever, brush them yourself"!

That'll be the next generation of so called 'smart' toothbrushes. You'll be asleep and hear a buzz, open your eyes and its hopped from its charger, tracked you down and is up at your face like an eager puppy. I can see it now

I think you and me are the same person - I was going to come on here and say 'I don't enjoy it but it's one of life's necessary boring evils, like getting fuel.' Haha.

Yep. Same. I (jokingly, maybe) begged the dentist to just take all my teeth out and give me dentures that I could just pop in a glass overnight to clean. I am exceptionally lazy though and resent anything I'm 'meant' to do or expected to do

I thought the recommended time was 2 minutes twice a day? where does the 3 minutes that a pp refers to come from? NHS guidance is 2 minutes twice a day.

@chocoholic2021

I thought the recommended time was 2 minutes twice a day? where does the 3 minutes that a pp refers to come from? NHS guidance is 2 minutes twice a day.

Don't ask me! All I know is the fucker judges me with it's sad face if I stop at 2mins58!

so now I've getting ideas about some kind of device that fits in your mouth that you chomp down on, that brushes at the same time - bit like car wash for the mouth!!! I can see me on Dragons Den now......

@Dollygirl2008

so now I've getting ideas about some kind of device that fits in your mouth that you chomp down on, that brushes at the same time - bit like car wash for the mouth!!! I can see me on Dragons Den now......

Those wee fish that eat the skin off your feet!

I hate drying myself after a shower. I would love an adult size drying cabin that you’d stand in for three minutes and come out dry

They already make an automatic toothbrush. It works almost exactly as you described.

www.amazon.com/automatic-toothbrush-Toothbrush-Whitening-Waterproof/dp/B086C8JWLJ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=automatic+toothbrush&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1614598377&sr=8-5

Yes! Its like you're my sister i know exactly what you mean.

Although, im pleased I don't have Sparklfairy judgy-mcjudgy toothbrush. I have enough trouble disappointing myself every day, with my toothbrush joining in.

My issue is makeup. I know, I know, I could be brave and just not wear makeup.
But I fear I will scare small children.
There needs to be a thing which you put on your face and it zaps the makeup on perfectly.

That'll be my dragons den idea.

I mean - we can put people on the moon and equipment on Mars - you'd think there must be a simpler way!!!!

I get that you don't like it, but I honestly can't see how brushing your teeth is in any way not simple. Whatever newfangled thing you were to invent, you'd still have to put it in your mouth yourself!

When you fall asleep on the sofa...and wake up...and you want nothing more than to fall asleep in bed...but you have to clean your teeth first!! And then can't get back to sleep again.

At no point did I say it wasn't simple- just that it's an absolute bore having to do it!

YANBU
I have a ridiculous gag relex and generally have a tiny vom when I do mine.
I also loathe drying myself after a shower.
I would adore a body size dysentery blade drier

Or better yet, a DYSON blade drier

@Minesril sod that!!!!!!!!!! I'm ashamed to say I wouldn't bother..... maybe a swirlround with mouthwash but no....

@Dollygirl2008

so now I've getting ideas about some kind of device that fits in your mouth that you chomp down on, that brushes at the same time - bit like car wash for the mouth!!! I can see me on Dragons Den now......

Have you seen those little 'toothbrush balls' you get in vending machines at service stations? I've never tried them, but I think you just chew them and it 'brushes' your teeth??

Maybe see if you can bulk order on amazon

@Mydogisagentleman a dysentery dryer sounds interesting!!!

I think I just want the whole Wallace and Grommit contraption in the morning!! Stick me on a conveyor belt and away I go!

I would adore a body size dysentery blade drier

'Out now, the latest technology in hassle free body drying... and extreme weight loss...'

@chocoholic2021

I thought the recommended time was 2 minutes twice a day? where does the 3 minutes that a pp refers to come from? NHS guidance is 2 minutes twice a day.

Yeah it's 2 minutes, the timer on my tooth brush, breaks it into 4 - 30 seconds groups, 30 seconds per quarter, bottom front, bottom back, top front, top back.

OP, you really only have to hold the tooth brush with an electric one, how is that any effort!