Teeth-Sticking Gum

I had bought some gum, and initially it stuck to my teeth, but now a couple weeks later it does not, at least not like it did before. Could the gum have been too fresh when I first bought it? Strange that I don't know about these things as gums run in my family.

Speaking of gums, I don't have problems with mine. And I don't think there is anything funny about my teeth that would cause normal gum to stick to them.

It was however a nonstandard flavor of gum, mint mojito, which in hindsight was a mistake to buy if only because its freshening powers are no greater than those of a typical 8 year old cow. I have nobody else to blame but myself for its purchase as there were many other types of gum available (all of which I could afford). I probably thought it sounded cool or something.

My mother used to tell me that she would chew the same piece of gum all day. I find that difficult to believe. I suspect she told me that so I would not go through so much of it. In any event, they must have had it hard back then in the days of the great depression. Then came FDR and the new deal, which was pretty sweet for gum manufacturers, not to mention dentists.

I typically chew it for only 5 or 10 minutes, but I have to admit the duration varies greatly. Record territory would probably be on the order of an hour or two. I didn't used to see the point in chewing gum after it had lost its flavor, and I guess I still don't. But I have to admit that as I mature the flavor becomes less of a factor and I am more relaxed about letting it go for a while after the flavor has gone. Something I would never have done as a child.