Earlier today, there was a little conversation happening in my office...all about gum. Chewing gum. Not the things that hang onto your teeth.
I have serious problems with gum. Odd, I realize, but true.
Just to give you an idea:
* Hate the smell of most gum flavors. Mint of any kind gives me a horrible headache. So if I'm near someone chewing mint gum, I have to breathe through my mouth.
* Hate seeing it IN someone's mouth. It's just very unattractive. I especially hate it when people sing with gum.
* H-A-T-E hearing it. Whether it is blatant popping (like the girl on the track was doing last night) or that little poplet with every chew....CANNOT STAND IT.
* Hate it on the sidewalk. I would throw out a pair of shoes before I would scrape off gum I stepped in.
* Hate it in my trash can. Sometimes people at work toss their gum in my trash can and all day I know there is a piece of gum hanging on the trash sack. I will scoot that trash can as far back as I can and try not to think about it - and try my best not to smell it too! Not long ago, someone threw away mint gum in my home trash can and I had to take the trash all the way out of the house to get it away.
* Biggest pet peeve of all? Gum on plates/cups. In high school, one of my friends used to put it on her tray and she would get so mad at me for making her cover it up, but I couldn't eat if I could see it. Just this week I threw away a bowl (like a for real bowl, not a paper bowl) at home because someone put gum on it and I couldn't stomach removing it or remembering it had been there. So I trashed the whole bowl.
Suffice it to say if I ever have kids, they're not going to be allowed to have gum until they're 18 and in college. LOL.
I'm going to have to stop posting now because I am getting shivers just thinking about it.
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5 comments:
HAHA!!! I love gum!! You would hate my gum chewing habits, I love to blow bubbles, and I love to pop it in my mouth really loud :)
Well, I don't have most of your aversions to gum, though I agree that obnoxious poppers/chewers bug me as well as those who apparently feel that the gum is such a precious commodity that it must be saved between meals rather than just using a new piece.
On the other hand, there is a benefit to chewing gum. One, it does freshen breathe and that is never a bad thing, and more importantly, it can also help prevent cavities if chewed after meals. (I'm all for cavity prevention that lessens my involvement with the dentist!)
I never knew you didn't like the smell of mint, though! Sorry, I'm sure I offended you on many occasions as I love mint!
Phats - thank you for NOT doing that on game nights. I would stop attending.
Christina - I really don't remember any mint, so I think you are safe!!
I actually used to chew gum until I got TMJ. Then they told me to quit and I will admit it has helped a lot. The last time I chewed gum was a flight and even just an hour of it made my jaw hurt quite a bit. But now that you say this about cavities...maybe it was all a ploy by the dentist to get more money from me.
Bekah this is probably one of the few things we totally, absolutely and positively agree on. I am also a hater. :) I've had some bad experiences! Really bad ones from childhood I can't dismiss.
Gasp....we agree?????
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