You think you've seen everything? How about a video game toothbrush

This morning started out like any other. I woke my daughter up, we exchanged hugs, I got her dressed, she told me about the wonderful dream she had where we went on a magical adventure together, we exchanged sickening-sweet I-love-you’s, I walked her to the bathroom … and then I put her in a head lock for the routine tooth brushing battle.

After a lot of wiggling around, my shirt and her face had a better chance of fighting tooth decay than her teeth. If I keep my hands off and let her perform the task herself, the toothpaste becomes more of a quick morning snack instead of winding up on her teeth. Getting my little clone motivated to fight gum disease and gingivitis on her own is as likely as getting a cat to enjoy taking baths.