For Better or Worse

Rachel Mummey

Freelance

Bernard Triplet tries to put Mary's dentures back in her mouth. Because of Mary's deteriorating memory, she forgets she has false teeth and them out thinking she's choking on food. Bernard hunts endlessly for them because they are expensive to replace and he insists that she wear them because, “She looks so much prettier when she wears them.”

Rachel Mummey, "For Better or Worse," in POYi Archive, Item #43788, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/43788 (accessed June 25, 2025).