Random13 Aug 2007 08:19 pm
I am now officially a braceface. I was really really worried that I would look so goofy everyone I passed on the street would make fun of me, but now I see how unlikely that scenario is. I mean, who really cares about someone else's teeth? And these braces are not even that obvious. But I was so worried for so long about how I would look, I forgot to think about how I would feel. And I feel really uncomfortable. I can't smile, I can't eat solid food, I can't rub my lips together and I can't really talk. People say it takes a little while to adjust, but at this point, I can't imagine ever adjusting. My mouth feels so strange.
August 13th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I know it seems impossible right now, but you really will adjust. I had braces from ages 14-16, after a lifetime during which dentists assured me I'd never need them. I was so angry when I got them, but somehow, I still got used to them. I understand the pain and frustration, though.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Amen to Marisa's words. Hard to imagine life with them, soon you'll actually find it hard to imagine what your teeth will look like without them…
XO Feeling your pain, flossing extra hard to feel your sore gumness.
September 12th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Ew. Flossing with braces.
/sympathy