Thanks to my Christmas bonus, I’ve finally been able to pick up one of those sonic toothbrushes that my dentists keep hounding me to get. I hope this thing gives me the help that my teeth badly need.

I’ve never doubted that the sonic toothbrushes work, it’s just that I could never find the extra cash to feel justified in buying one. What always gets me though is the poor argument that my previous dentists tried to counter me with. And this is something that you hear most physicians use: I tell them I can’t afford $100 for a toothbrush and they respond that it’s better than the thousands of dollars it will cost to fix my teeth. Uh…I don’t have $100.

You see, it doesn’t matter if it’s $500, $5000, or $50… If I don’t have it, it doesn’t matter. You might as well tell me that it costs 5 diamonds. Or 5 dinosaurs. Either way, I can’t buy the toothbrush. And if I can’t afford the toothbrush, chances are good that I can’t afford any of the corrective surgeries, either. It’s unfortunate, I appreciate the concern of my long-term health, but as things look at the moment, it’s gonna be bad times.

I did have some money that I was saving up to buy a sonic toothbrush as soon as I could. My recent deep teeth cleanings and Christmas bonus gave me the extra boost that I needed. So at least this story has a happy ending. But whenever I hear that wanna-be logic, it twists my titty.

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