Not to be a kill-joy or anything, but this year's round of stories on the horrors of Halloween candy and dentists' offers to buy it back (local examples here and here) struck a little close to home.
That's because my 8 and 10-year-old sons both recently returned from the dentist with bad reports: three cavities for two kids!
One of my theories (which probably has zero basis in fact) for this dismal report card is that kids don't drink as much fluoridated tap water as they used to. Lots of juice packs and bottled water, etc. Goodness knows my kids love their sweets, but that's nothing new. And one son really does just about anything he possibly can to avoid brushing his teeth.
This is all very disconcerting to a father who works for a company that makes wonderful toothpastes. Which, come to think of it, may be what I distribute (yes, along with candy) this Saturday night. Would that get me egged?
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