AITA for Taking Dental Hygiene Seriously?
I (1F) am in the middle of acquiring my 7th tooth. For months now, ever since she got scolded by the white coat lady at my 6 month check-up, Mama does jujitsu practice with me twice a day, during which she pins me down and shoves the blue elephant into my mouth. She then sings a song while swiping at my teeth. I respond by screaming at the top of my lungs, practicing rabbit kicks, and if she makes any mistakes, either head-butting or punching her in the face (got to keep her on her toes).
The moment she's done, though, I insist on taking the blue elephant so I can chew on its hair. I also insist on sleeping with the blue elephant. I have decided that I need to be able to chew on the blue elephant at all times. Also, I have become fixated on the tube with the white paste that smells like watermelon (it's flat, and nothing comes out if I squeeze it, I've tried--some weird magic trick, because the white paste materializes on the blue elephant twice a day.)
If I see either the watermelon tube or the blue elephant, I must have it. If I have it, I must chew on it. This is how seriously I take care of my teeth. Mama tried to take me to daycare without the watermelon tube today, and I screamed and kicked and pounded the floor until she gave it to me. She tried to take it away before she left, but I screamed enough that my teacher told her to leave it. Unfortunately (for Mama), it is now lost, and I am not happy about this. I have been communicating my unhappiness loudly and at a high octave, yet my teacher seems to not be responding the way Mama does (she has been tapping away on her screen instead of producing a new watermelon tube).
AITA for taking dental hygiene seriously?