Lots of folks scrape the paste on to the toothbrush, creating contact between the bristles and the opening of the tube itself
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Did my first runner trip today ā a neighbor woke up with a fever and needed to get a prescription. So, I grabbed her prescription, some paper products for some friends, some beer for Wizard, and a couple of grocery sundries (tortilla chips, peanut butter) at the CVS.
Glad I can at least be moderately useful for folks.
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Oooh I see.
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Iām sorry. The only thing I can think of is to say itās a marathon, not a sprint so dialing back on the news consumption can only help. That might not be great with depression though.
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Okay how the hell do you people use toothpaste!?!?!?
Iāve only ever known the āsquirt, scrapeā technique and had no idea there wasā¦ another way? 
!!!
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I too want to know the answer to this. I donāt know how you completely avoid scraping ā like, every time.
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Sorry, didnāt mean to imply that I didnāt do that, I totally do that. But Iāve never thought about doing it before. This is the first time Iāve had to think about it/explain it?
If Iām being 100% honest, half the time I donāt use toothpaste anymore because Iām more likely to brush when Iām in a depression slump if I donāt add that extra step.
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Itās the only way. And also why I wouldnt share with someone outside my household. Unless in non pandemic times I scraped off onto toilet paper first
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I dunno, I kinda scrape, but also kinda tail it off like you do piping frosting if that makes sense? I use the paste not the gel, dunno if that makes a difference. Iād guess I have minimal contact but wouldnāt want to share with someone with a communicable disease lol.
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Welp, apparently weāre about to shut down our borders for 6 months? But weāre not closing schools. I feel like weāre missing something in this equation.
I am so very glad I set up chat groups with my FOO, Ponderās FOO and our extended families a couple of months ago. Those and a couple of friend chat groups are keeping me afloat right now.
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Oh shit. Well, my friend isnāt coming home anytime soon 
her visa is up in 3? Months I think? We were just talking about how sheās had a bunch of pet sitting gigs canceled and she wasnāt sure she could make it back to the US.
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Kid-1 was informed today that someone on her floor at work is positive, so sheās officially quarantined for the next 14 days. 
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SSO and I donāt use the same toothpaste, but itās mostly because we both travel so often and because SSO has like $40 prescription toothpaste.
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I had no idea sharing toothpaste was a common thing! I always thought of the toothbrush and the toothpaste like a set, and everyone has their own set.
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I had no idea NOT sharing toothpaste was a thing! 
I have always shared toothpaste with a partner.
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Same. And my whole family shared a tube growing up (per bathroom anyway)
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Guess I can kiss my surgery (temporarily) goodbye. Unless sterilization as a form of bc isnāt considered elective (waiting to hear back from my clinic on that one).
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To be fair I am (apparently) kind ofā¦weirdly territorial and private about bathroom things.
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I never used to share my toothpaste. However partner ran out a few months ago and this just simplyā¦ Happened. 
Just to validate otherās experiences. The toothpaste tangent to now be closed sorry for the off-topic.
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My mom is trying to get me (bribe me) to stop working for a month and also to stay 6 feet away from my daughter, who lives with me in a 700 square foot apartment with one bathroom. I just donāt think I can do that. Am I unreasonable?
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