Rules of Bubble Gum

"And look at this one, Grandmother."

At the house next door a little girl refused to spit her Double Bubble gum out when her dad asked to brush her teeth.

When the gum finally came out of her mouth, and her teeth were brushed, she screamed for one hour.

Then her dad banned bubble gum from the house.

Banned it forever.

Betty who is two is trying to blow a bubble with her gum.
Mostly her pieces are chewed and swallowed.
She can make one pud of gum last 4 bites.
I only allow her two pieces, no matter how much she swallows.

In that house, forever may mean a few hours, a few days, a few weeks....

Right now it means more than two days, so all bubble gum has to be chewed at Grandmother's house and then thrown in her garbage.

Or if Grandmother is over at the house next door, she can supervise the bubble gum that is being chewed there.

Forever is a long time.

Arta