As usual, we all forgot to bring our toothbrushes on our trip out of town. That’s what happens when you put a toddler in charge of packing the oral hygiene products. So we had to do the obligatory run to the drugstore for the family. While the adults got the Walgreens brand, Lolo got a Crest Sesame Street toothbrush with a little picture of Elmo on it just because that’s what they had. It’s very different from the plain, translucent, BPA-free, marketing-free, excitement-free one she uses at home, and it’s now the top pick of our bedtime routine. She actually giggles with joy when I give her the toothbrush to use. (This is a dramatic shift from the normal closed mouth clamp she displays when we whip out the old toothbrush.)
What’s funny is she doesn’t even know “MehMo” in a real way. Lolo does get a set amount of TV each day (gasp!) but we never sit down at the same time to watch so she sees what happens to be on PBS Kids or Noggin at the time. She loves Sesame Street but he’s not always on so she sees him less than occasionally. (And Mama also likes to watch YoGabbaGabba.) But, this is how it starts. Before I imagine a future of cartoon character bedroom decor, I’ll rest easy with her simply gazing at a toothbrush and cackling like she’s getting away with eating cake for breakfast, which really would be fine if it was whole wheat cake.
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