When the dentist's assistant told my girl that she would have to wear headgear with her braces she laughed. Then, upon realizing that the woman was serious, gave her one of the dirtiest looks that I ever have seen. She then turned to me and said that she would not be needing braces. The assistant and I just kept looking at one another, feeling sorry for my daughter but also trying to help her be reasonable. She wasn't even the slightest bit consoled by the fact that the headgear wouldn't need to be worn to school. I told my daughter to take advantage of this opportunity because she would probably be well into her adulthood before she could afford to do it herself. This reasoning seemed very logical to me but she wasn't going for it. Too bad they can't make braces with headgear a really cool combination. Can anybody think of a way to do that???
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I had to wear that. At night, so I lucked out. No revenge of the nerds here! (At least not on that criteria.) The brace things they cement to your back teeth came loose because I had a habit of flinging my headgear with my tongue. I got a little addicted to the pain of sliding those braces into my gums. Best feeling ever was having my braces come off and feeling my teeth once again, which were slimy smooth.
I'm tactile. Don't get me started on stepping in finger paint.
Oh......oh......is daughter going to do it anyway? I love your first ever picture on your blog!
Oo Jackie, I loved the feeling of the tearing gums as I would pull my teeth out. That powerful combination of the salt and blood!
Rocky, I can't see the picture.
Carlee Best in Show 2005,
I hope your teeth were at least loose. This has disturbed me for days.
Oh Jack,
Don't worry about me. I was made to be institutionalized.
Rocky - I can see the picture now! Great post.
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