Day 338

Confession: I’ve been called open minded more than once and I don’t really resonate with it. I feel like to be open minded you first have to have your mind made up.

As a kid I grew up in two homes, back and forth. In one, I was supposed to brush my teeth before breakfast with a regular toothbrush. In the other, I was supposed to brush my teeth after breakfast with an electric toothbrush.

I remember being frustrated and debating with my parents only to discover that no one was wrong and both methods worked.

As an adult I own a regular toothbrush, an electric toothbrush, fluoride free toothpaste, tooth powder, coconut oil, and whatever the dentist gives away.

I rotate between what I use, and don’t have a schedule. Once in a while I don’t brush my teeth at all, either because I forget or I don’t care.

My whole life has taught me there are many ways to experience the world and I can live many things at once—Is this open-mindedness? I don’t know.

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