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flowerbiithc · 10/12/2025 21:37

I asked my partner for some more ideas for stocking fillers for our 8 & 9 year olds. He mentioned new toothbrushes. I said oh actually I was thinking of getting them electric ones so we just change the heads. He said no and that he has stabbed hhimselfin the face by his eye when the head has came off the toothbrush of his electric one. I was bewildered and said how on earth does that even happen?! He’s the processed to say I’m argumentative and if I buy the kids one and they stab themselves in the eye when the head comes off it’s all my fault. In my 36 years of life and using one. That has never happened. Am I right in thinking WTF?!

OP posts:
Bordgoose · 21/12/2025 17:37

Working in a major emergency hospital we did have a young girl (16) needing help to remove the detachable head of the electric toothbrush. It wasn’t her teeth she was cleaning. We were evil and got the most handsome doctor to help her.

Butchyrestingface · 21/12/2025 19:07

Bordgoose · 21/12/2025 17:37

Working in a major emergency hospital we did have a young girl (16) needing help to remove the detachable head of the electric toothbrush. It wasn’t her teeth she was cleaning. We were evil and got the most handsome doctor to help her.

Eh?

EvaG123 · 22/12/2025 12:09

Does he allow them to use a knife and fork?

Serendipity2121 · 23/12/2025 09:52

I am wondering if your guy tends to worry about other things, looking at the worst things that can happen in life ?
guessing if this happened to him and it has affected his eye, he will worry But possibly could explore his worries with him to show the odds of this happening are slim… if he’s worried he can check the toothbrush as parents would 🤗🤗🤗

Goinggreymammy · 25/12/2025 00:28

Thank you OP. You gave me a great idea. Just finished filling DC stockings and they each got an electric toothbrush!!

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