For the Two Kids Whose Brushes Look Exactly the Same

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

What to say

1. Two brushes, two kids, and each brush has its own spot on the shelf.

2. Sharing a sink with someone your own size means everything looks like yours.

3. Blue tape on yours, red on hers, and both pieces go on tonight with your names under them.

4. If you two want to trade, you trade, and the tape moves with the names.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.