Gum

When I was little, my Grandma Christensen always had gum in her purse.  It was always the Wrigley’s gum.  Whenever she came to visit, we would ask her for gum, and she gave it up willingly.  Wrigley’s gum reminds me of her.

I love to chew gum.  It has great flavor, it freshens my breath, and it keeps me from eating.  Anytime I start to feel snacky (I know that’s not a word!), I can just chew a piece of gum and then I get the chewing satisfaction without the calories.

But my mom taught me a very important rule for chewing gum, and it’s the same rule for eating at the table:

DON’T CHEW WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!!!!

Nobody wants to see what you are chewing, and nobody wants to hear you chew it!  I see people chomping and smacking their gum and they look and sound like cows.  It grosses people out.  And it’s really bad manners.

Please, please, please close your mouth when you are chewing gum!

Please!