Old OLD thread, and I do apologize, but I am glad I found this. It helped ease my mood a little. Very same situation. Got a 16 year old, refuses to brush. I feel like I am alone telling him to brush because my wife thinks he does, but I know for a 100% fact he is not. So when I bring the topic up to my wife, she sticks with my son's story. Its just not feeling the bristles to see if they are wet, its the fact that the toothbrush is in the same exact position, day after day. I told my wife this and she just refuses. So, I have the battle on my own. I was even losing sleep over it. I am thinking "How does someone go THREE WEEKS without brushing. That's the longest I have seen him do it. I am even so upset over this that I have to turn my head when exiting the bathroom and move his toothbrush so I don't see where it ends up, pointing a different way. EVERY DAY. This way I won't know if he brushed and it eases up only a little - but I still know he's not doing it. He goes right in his room every night and doesn't do it. And in the mornings, he's on his Xbox, and doesn't really come out much. Don't get me wrong, we get along great! But the argument with him is not worth the hassle. Its sad to say, but I am hoping he gets a horrible cavity soon. Painful one. Is that mean? This way I can say "Well, I told ya so." And I am hoping that if anything happens, like a root canal, gingivits, cavities, etc, happen before the health insurance stops at age 18. But seeing that others have the same issue with kids at the same age makes it ease up a little. I know I am still going to be moving that toothbrush thing forever, but damn, how can anyone go that long without brushing teeth! I can't even go a day without it.
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