Okay, so my issue is with bubble gum. First I need to know:
· Do you like to chew bubble gum?
· Do you hate bubble gum?
· Is it just not your thing?
· Why?
I will now tell you my beef. I hate chewing gum! Not only is it not my thing, but I’ve never really been a gum chewer.
1) One reason why I dislike the gum is that it seems to me all gum loses flavor after a couple of chews. I know this is universal with sugar-based gum, but for me even the sugar-free gum loses its flavor very quickly
2) As some of you may know, I am double jointed. Not just at one or two joints, but from head to toe. I should write a blog about double jointedness…but I’ll save that for later. My point is that even my jaw pops out of joint (you know, at the temporomandibular joint. Didn’t think I knew what that was, did you?). Every single time I chew more than one piece of gum (let’s face it, you can’t just chew one piece) and sometimes even with a single piece, my jaw pops in and out of joint with ever chew.
To say the least, this doesn’t feel very good. If you watch when I chew a REALLY BIG piece, you can actually see it pop in and out (I’m I grossing you out yet?). The worst part is when it pops out and doesn’t reconnect. Talk about pain! Ya-ouch!
Therefore, I can’t really handle the chewing part of chewing/bubble gum, or whatever you call it!
3) Finally, I must confess that I am not very adept at concocting the thing known as a bubble. I’m a failure! I can make a big bubble every now and again, but for the most part they are little and pathetic and just go POP!
Please tell me your views on this little American treat. I know a few people who are gum enthusiasts, like my friend Jordan Cranford. Does anyone chew gum every day? Can you not live without your gum? I wanna know!!!!!!
3 comments:
I can't chew gum either because my jaw pops out too! Haha I thought I was the only one who had that problem. My friends are like "Wtf is TMJ? And what does that have to do with chewing gum?!" XD
Oh, the pain they will never know. Tell them if they really want to know what TMJ is and why it has anything to do with chewing gum to grab a medical dictionary and expand their knowledge a little bit more. ;)
I chewed like 3 packs worth on my flights between RDU and PIT. My ears popped too much not to.
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