There are some activities that make you think the same thoughts every single time, but you do them so infrequently, you forget having those redundant thoughts … every single time.
I realized this today while sitting in the dentist chair. Here’s an activity you do (or should do) about twice a year. But once you pop outta that chair, you almost immediately forget about the experience entirely. This time, I said, will be different. I present to you my five thoughts while at the dentist:
1. Why, dental hygienist, do you insist on asking me questions while your hands are all up in my mouth?
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2. Why would you hang the (hideous and generic … #SorryNotSorry) artwork be on the wall when most of your patients just stare at the ceiling?
3. Is it weird that I feel so calm and relaxed after a cleaning?
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4. Here we go again with Judgey McJudgerson ripping on my flossing technique, or lack thereof.
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5. No, I would not like to schedule my appointment for six months from now. I barely know what I’m doing tomorrow.
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