Not Me, Brother

I’m a cleaning expert — you’ve been using too much laundry detergent

Ignoring, again, from the self-proclaimed expert voices on the Tik-Tok clamoring from attention, I know, gentle reader, that I’m not using too much. To be honest, I’ve never felt the need to use a whole capful. Maybe when I first started doing my laundry in college, but not in a long time. I’ve recognized that the overage was just rinsed down the drain.

Same with toothpaste. Wait, no: I’m a toothbrushing expert: You’re using too much toothpaste. I just put a button, a small dop on the toothbrush, just enough to see I’ve put something on the toothbrush. It helps I have an electric toothbrush with a small head that only holds a drop that’s about the size of the toothpaste tube aperature. Even then, as I start brushing, most of it falls intact into the sink but I have enough froth to get my teeth clean. People shouldn’t rely on advertising, which feature great big gouts of toothpaste on toothbrushes, as instructions or suggestions for use.

And unlike other dental experts who are on the Tik-Tok who say flossing is worthless, all I have to say is if you’ve knocked something out of the recesses between your teeth while flossing after brushing, you’re more of an expert than they are. Maybe you need a Tik-Tok.

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2 thoughts on “Not Me, Brother

  1. A little squirt of Dollar General dish liquid is all the detergent we use for laundry. It works perfectly well.

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