Hey, the kid comes by his bad teeth honestly. Scott's teeth don't meet in the front when he bites down and mine looked like a set of knocked over dominoes before my own braces. And let's not forget the headgear I had to wear to improve my nasty overbite. Even though I had a low grade headache for 5 years and I looked like some kind of Black nerd robot, I thank my parents every day for scrimping and saving for them. It was painful and long but so very necessary. How many times have you seen someone who looks nice then they smile showing a mouthful of terrible teeth? It's awful to admit but it's human nature to judge a person at first glance. For me straight teeth is and absolute a no brainer. I'll live on ramen noodles if I have to in order to pay for whatever dental work the kids need. You can get further in life with a nice smile than you may realise.
*for the record, the below photo isn't Henry... it's just an example*
So anyway, there's that. What's new with you?
kxx
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I feel your pain. Grace's last xray made me want to cry! We should really screen for this when we're dating...
I got braces in my 40's. I got them off in 18 months. But I was making monthly payments up to the 18th month. They came in and told me they were ready to come off but I had to pay them off first. I laughed. I didn't have the cash right then so I had to make an appointment to go back.
I got home and told my husband that I wondered how many kids still have their braces on until their parents can finishing paying them off? I bet more than we all realize. Kids don't know the difference right? It makes me giggle though.
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