For When Brushing Runs Past Two Minutes

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

What to say

1. Two minutes. That’s the whole thing, not until it’s perfect.

2. Two minutes is longer than it sounds when you are the one standing there. Stopping early feels like you lost something.

3. One minute on top, one minute on the bottom, then spit and rinse.

4. You watch the timer. When it hits zero, we’re both done.

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.