01.27.2010     22h36

You're gonna be jealous ... of my dentist! That's right, my dentist. Here's why:

I went to see the dentist today because my American dentist had found the beginnings of a cavity, and I wanted to get it checked out. It turned out to be nothing.

But while I was there, I asked him what I should do about grinding my teeth at night. "Every once in a while, someone will tell me that i was grinding my teeth. And sometimes when I sleep alone, I'll wake up with a sore jaw. What should I do?"

He asked me about my stress level, and I told him that I've been pretty stressed for a while. He noticed my bitten-to-the-quick fingernails and said, "now, you wouldn't be a nervous, high-strung person, now, would you?" with a smile.

I told him that I haven't been sleeping very well, and I thought it might be attributed to grinding/clenching my teeth at night.

His answer? "You should get a number of lovers to tire you out." I swear, that's exactly what he said. I told him that my boyfriend lives in Paris, and he told me that maybe I need to get a second one here in Clermont.

"But wouldn't that stress me out even more, trying to keep them from finding out about each other?" I teasingly responded.

And we proceeded to have a conversation about how you'd have to find two men who wouldn't care about the other, and that's not very possible, etc etc.

He then gave me some advice about some of the other reasons I gave for not sleeping (work stress stuff) before suggesting that i take a little something to unclench at the end of the day.

My trip to the dentist was very entertaining, to say the least! (And no, I don't plan on getting a lover in Clermont ... !)

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