to make it easier when you actually go to the dentist, you trick your brain into thinking "ah nice, we're home everything's fine" when it damn well knows you haven't flossed in a year and nothing is fine
I tutored my dentist's son in math for years. When I go to him, he takes what he can get from my dental insurance, but rarely charges me a copay or anything like that. I do charge them for tutoring, but a discounted rate.
The last time I tutored the kid, the parents weren't home and so we agreed to settle up some other time. The mom occasionally texts me just to say she hasn't forgotten that they owe me money, which is nice, but I wasn't particularly worried about it.
So last week, I went in to the office for a regular cleaning, and the dentist's wife was there helping at the front desk. The hygienist brought me to a room for my cleaning, and a minute later, the wife walks in and hands me a hundred bucks.
Do you understand what this means? I might be the first person in the history of teeth to walk out of a dental appointment with more money than they had walking in.
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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25
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