A Tale of Two Toothbrushes: You Never Know What Might Be Canoodling in Your Medicine Cabinet by Terri Kendrick

When that nosy lady caught us standing so close together and gazing longingly into each other’s bristles, she said, “Get a room!” So we did. Unfortunately, a lot of others had found this cozy little hideaway, too: a guy named Colgate; a tall, rather round girl who called herself Proactiv (what kind of name is that, anyway?); and Scissors, a dude with a rather sharp sense of humor.

But we made ourselves at home anyway – it’s hard to find an empty space these days. One thing led to another and, pretty soon, we had knocked Proactiv over and somehow Colgate ended up underneath Blue, my new sweetie. She didn’t mind because she said he wasn’t toned like me, more the squishy, pillowy type.

I suppose Blue and I were practically pasted together, when all of a sudden, the door of our little room flew open and a hand reached in and snatched Blue from my embrace. Colgate, too! Since I don’t have hands (or arms, for that matter) I was powerless to do a dang thing about it!

I was bristly about it for a moment, until I realized that Proactiv had been prepared for this brush with danger (she'd avoided it by the skin of her teeth herself) and lay ready and waiting beside me.

Scissors made a rather cutting remark as I nestled closer to Proactiv’s curvy shape. Proactiv isn’t such a silly name after all. 

The End

The moral of this medicine cabinet love story? Keep those randy toothbrushes away from each other. Not only can they create a mess in your cabinet, but they can pass germs, especially in flu season! That's hardly worth a night of dental passion.

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