Chewing Gum. . . Whats That??

[eachpeachpearplum]

Thought you would like this:

My five year old came home from a school party where the parent had provided a goody bag FULL of candy and GUM.

So as usual my daughter just gave the bag to me when we got home and we went through it together looking for non-candy items.

However, as we were going through and I named items off like "candy, toy, candy, pencil, gum, candy. . ." My daughter said. . . "What's gum mum, can I have it"? I said she could have it but that it had suger ect just like the candy. She decided to try it to see what is was like - it was a very small Chickletes size piece.

Let me interject here that my daughter never has candy and is allowed two pices at Halloween only - which she refused last year!

So to make a long thread short. The NEXT DAY I found her with what was left of the uneaten gum, clutched in her hand. She had been taking very tiny bites - since yesterday - and swallowing it! I had to explaine that it was made from flavored car tires and that she was to CHEW not SWALLLOW it! She was mortified and said she didnt like it anyway and threw it away asking why would anyone want to chew & chew something, then spit it out!

Thus, I smiled and knew I was doing a good job because my daughter had not known what gum was!!

[karenisraw]

Is it really made from car tires?

k

[JennaBoBenna]

awesome! i hope to raise my children the same way :)

[eachpeachpearplum]

Is it really made from car tires?

k

Actually I dont really know, but I do believe it is made from a type of rubber! I think I heard it on the foodnetwork.

But best of all it's good for kid shock value!!!

[sport]

obviously it is made from something that is not fit for human consumsion because otherwise they would not tell you not to swallow it. There was a debate in government here lately considering asking them to make one that could be swallowed but after the companies had made their point, it was decided that they make a contribution from their profits instead to help remove it from the sidewalks.
I live across the road from a nightclup and the sidewalk is covered by the stuf. It seems to be far more indestructable than car tyres.

[livingatthetop]

what freshens your breath besids gum ? I would love to hear everyones alternitive breath freshener

[rawfigure]

your greens provide chlorophyll which is an internal breath freshner. So eat or drink greens !

[sport]

what freshens your breath besids gum ? I would love to hear everyones alternitive breath freshener

I do not understand why you feel that you need to artifically freshen your breath. Is it just a habit that you have formed.

[eachpeachpearplum]

what freshens your breath besids gum ? I would love to hear everyones alternitive breath freshener

Fresh curly parsley!

[livingatthetop]

Well sprout I just wanted to hear some of the others peoples alternitives to gum to maybe give me some ideas because when I get dressed up and go out in social settings I like to be on point with my breath. Have you ever had a raw sanwish with raw onions? I know the feeling I don,t just have an oral fixation I actually would like to know how to keep a fresh mounth all the time

[eachpeachpearplum]

With the parsley let me claify. Just pop a bunch in your mouth, chew & swallow and presto - fresh breath! :)

[livingatthetop]

gotcha thanks

[JennaBoBenna]

obviously it is made from something that is not fit for human consumsion because otherwise they would not tell you not to swallow it.

my boyfriend swallows his gum all the time! ack!

what freshens your breath besids gum ? I would love to hear everyones alternitive breath freshener

apples are supposed to work really well for that