Today, my mother told me that my dead grandmother speaks to her. How? When she's thinking of her while brushing her teeth, her electric toothbrush will suddenly stop buzzing and this tells her her mother is communicating with her. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I stayed over at my grandparents' house. I woke up and had to brush my teeth. My grandma asked if I had found a toothbrush to use. I told her that I used my old purple toothbrush. She told me that was the toothbrush she used to brush her toenails. FML
Today, my phone made a random noise. I jokingly said, "Wow, I wonder who died now?" Turns out it was my son's grandmother. I had to explain it because I screamed. I also got to tell his dad that his mom just died. FML
Today, my estranged mother texted me saying, "Gran died, LOL." My grandmother and I were fairly close, so I was shocked and disgusted. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked if she knew what "LOL" meant. She did. FML
Today, my mom realized we have been sharing tooth brushes because they are similar colors. I told her it doesn't really matter since we're mother and daughter. She responded by saying that she loves me, but she has no idea where my mouth has been, and she doesn't want my diseases. Thanks mom. FML
Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML
Today, we spent the day with my grandmother. During a family conversation, my sweet little grandmother looked me up and down, and without any hesitation said, "I remember you being so beautiful," before looking at my mother, mouthing, "What happened?" and laughing. She's 87. FML
Today. my nana got a text from my dead grandad's phone number. His phone was stolen about 3 weeks before he died, but the shock of suddenly getting a text from him after the funeral gave her a heart attack. The doctor says with her other health issues, she might not make it through the night. FML
Today, my mom made the (not) very wise decision to once again inform me that my grandma is in rapidly declining health, and as a result she is not long for this world. My brain took this as an opportunity to push my anxiety into overdrive. I can't stop thinking about what will happen when my grandma dies. FML
Today, I was cleaning one of my elderly patient's teeth. After finishing and reminding her to floss, I realised she had died. Supposedly she was dead for a good 20 minutes. FML
Today, my mom was talking about my grandma's approaching death. When she saw I was getting upset, she gave me a weird look and asked me if I was PMSing. FML
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Top comments
keeper801 8
Who's she thinking of when the batteries die on her vibrator?
Demonfish 14
This sounds like the start of a bad horror movie...
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Comments (55)
outoftown 27
OP, if it comforts your mother and encourages her to brush regularly, it's a double-win; if it disturbs your mother and makes her avoid brushing, get her a manual brush. Either way, have compassion.
davidn 0
Tell to charge the brush. Grandma will quit talking to her. When my sonicare battery is low it stops too.
cupkate18 6
Umm it's spirt showing that they are their
bigtime_rocker 11
Can your dumbass mother spell glitch? :-S
KiddNYC1O 22
Fire alarm low battery beep- she thinks morse code.
leahmae88 7
So her mother wants her to have poor dental hygiene?
nvo 6
Toothbrushes have a timer set to remind you when the 'usual' time has passed. They ALL stop for that reason (at least the better models). Glad your mom is brushing her teeth properly, but communicating with the afterlife? Not so much.
MrsAlexander83 10
Ask her if it takes about 2 to 3 minutes for it to stop? Alas...she's done brushing her teeth. I will say this though--when my grandma died my mom went all kinds of bat freaking crazy. It was just her way of mourning. Maybe your mom can't let go yet. Lift her up anyways and support her. Eventually the madness will stop.
Evilpirate 10
It's called a sign
TVKill3r 15
It's called delusional.
SquirrellyGirl 20
It may sound weird but some people believe in that stuff. I guess it makes them feel closer to their deceased loved one and is comforting. Like one time I could have sworn I could smell my late dog's ear cream(he had frequent ear infections) and although it wasn't a pleasant smell(then again, I don't think there were any nice smells you could associate with him or any dog) it still made me think of him and that was nice.