Sorry if this seems a little trivial, but I have just had yet another stressful morning as DS refuses to brush his teeth.
It's the same everyday. He'll say goodbye and his breath smells. I'll ask if he has brushed his teeth and he'll say yes, but he's lying!
I will even check his toothbrush and it's dry as a bone. I will literally have to give him a good old telling off in order to get him to do it. I've tried asking him why he does this, but he just grunts and slopes off.
Wtaf??! This happens every single day. I work from home and by the time he leaves, I'm thoroughly stressed out, and he probably is too.
Is it a rebellion thing? Laziness (he has a swanky electric toothbrush) or that he just doesn't like it?
It's bloody emabarrassing, as he had to have fillings because of this last time we saw the dentist. She gave him a right telling off and looked at me like 
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Does anyone have this problem?
Sorry for being a bit ranty, but I seriously dread the mornings!
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bettycocker · 12/06/2013 08:15
Thanks for the reassurance Turnip. I spoke to DM earlier and she said my BD was the same. He has had to have so much dental work done.
likesnowflakes, yes, please do by all means. If you don't mind him reading it.
Wuldric. I am basically doing the same at the moment, but I never banked on this becoming an issue. 
he had a clean and polish and got a lecture from the dentist. This didn't seem to be enough though, despite the fact that he needed fillings.
I have been pretty blunt and told him that his breath smells and that his teeth look yellow.
As for point 3, I have said things of a similar jist, pointing out that he won't get far in with people when he tries to chat them up. Manky teeth and bad breath is a deal breaker for many.
"The worst brusher has the cleanest teeth"
Yes. There is no justice. DS1 (18) brushes once a day, maximum, smokes and eats junk. And the dentist pronounced his teeth 'perfect' the last time we went.
I just stood over DS whilst he brushed his teeth. He didn't do his lunch last night, so I ended up having to do it and clean out his lunchbox. Then he had a go at me because I gave him money for bus fare for today and tomorrow. Apparently I should only give him pound coins, not five pound notes.
I hate mornings. I am sorely tempted to run away and join the circus. Between DS and DP, they are managing to really piss me off. I have awful PMS and a stinking cold. I have loads of work on this week. I keep trying to get to bed early, as in going to sleep by 9:00 pm.
DP is sulking because he needs to replace the gearbox on his car, so he hasn't lifted a finger around the house. I'm ill and I could really do with an early night, but no. I'm bloody well having to do everything. I'm going to tell them to bugger off tonight. They can make their own dinner and bloody well do some housework.
Yes, definitely Worry. It's the lying that irks me most and he blantantly to shut me up and stop me nagging. He'll say he has, but his toothbrush will be bone dry.
I think things are slowly turning a corner. He is actually using it, but I haven't won the battle yet.
Before this it was wearing deodorant and showering. Now I can't get him out of the bloody shower. He spends up to 45 mins in there at a time. Teenagers. Do you ever feel as though aliens abducted your sweet little DC and swapped them for some sort of weird, funky upgrade?
DS is 17. Ive washed my hands of his teeth. I spent years encouraging him to brush them. Ive nagged him, I have yelled at him and I have sat on him and brushed them for him. The dentist told him that if he didn't brush them he would lose them. He still doesn't brush them. Apparently he doesn't like the taste of toothpaste!
Its just reached the point when he is bigger than me and old enough to look out for himself. 
hope your doing a bit better , I don't have teenagers and I hate backchat already
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