{"id":908,"date":"2008-12-12T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T19:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/business-christmas-cards\/what-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-commonwhat-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-common\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:10:04","slug":"what-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-commonwhat-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/business-christmas-cards\/what-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-commonwhat-do-brushing-teeth-and-christmas-cards-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Brushing Teeth and Christmas Cards have in Common?What do Brushing Teeth and Christmas Cards have in Common?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brushing teeth and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/\">Christmas cards<\/a><\/strong> in my house have A LOT in common. My children are the age of \u201creal teeth\u201d and they must brush them religiously! Every parent loathes the idea of having a child less than perfect in a fashion that was avoidable. That whole parent-child psychology thing is a big topic and not one to get into right now. So you ask what\u2019s the connection? The answer is simple \u2013 I constantly remind my kids to brush their teeth.<\/p>\n<p>I have four children and they all react differently. Lindsey is great. She has generally already brushed her teeth, and so when I ask, her response \u201cI did!\u201d comes with a big smile. Daisy most often says \u201cOh yeah! I forgot,\u201d and she rushes off to brush her teeth (despite the fact that I probably reminded her 20 minutes before\u2026she just gets distracted, I guess). Katie, the oldest, rolls her eyes, huffs and says \u201cDaaaddddddddyyy, pluuuuuuease\u201d and pouts, and won\u2019t make a move towards the bathroom and the toothbrushes. Jackie says \u201cOh yeah!&nbsp; I will right after this\u2026\u201d and then she seems to always forget until the next reminder when she promises again \u201cRight after this\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, helping customers to remember to order their Christmas cards and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards.htm\">corporate holiday cards<\/a><\/strong> in time often feels like trying to get my kids to brush their teeth. Everyone knows it needs to be done. Some just put it off more than others or mean to order and then forget. In the end I\u2019m hopeful my kids teeth are beautiful \u2013 a testament to their responsible upbringing. Of course, I also worry that too much responsible reminding will impact our relationship if they perceive me to be pestering or annoying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brushing teeth and Christmas cards in my house have A LOT in common. 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