"What was it like to get glasses or braces?"
Have you ever had braces? I did, back when I was in high
school. I needed to get some because two of my teeth, my fangs, grew out on top
of these other two which were still baby teeth apparently. So I kind of looked
like a weird-looking Dracula. So my dentist pulled out the two baby teeth to
give room for the other two teeth to move in, and the only way to make them
move lower to their designated spots was by using braces. Now I won’t say that
I enjoyed having them because it was a huge hindrance and a big pain.
First of all, my mouth was in constant pain since the braces
were pulling my teeth. Due to this, I had a difficult time eating. I could only
eat soft meals, and I wasn’t allowed to eat stuff like peanuts and candies, especially
bubblegum. I could handle not having peanuts but, that time, I was really into
bubblegum, so that was unfortunate for me. Also, Valentine’s Day was the worst.
People were giving out really awesome sweets, so I thought that it would be all
right for me to have some. However, I quickly regretted eating this caramel
candy because it actually removed the metal strip that was at the very end of
my brace in the left cheek, I think. I knew that my dentist was not going to be
happy about it, but luckily, she’s a nice lady so I didn’t really get scolded.
Another thing was that I had to visit the dentist once a month, so that she
could adjust my braces. So just when I finally get used to the pain, it gets
even more painful after the visit. This went on for about a year. So it seemed
like I couldn’t get a break. After a while though, I think I got used to it, a
little bit. I mean, it would still be painful but I least I could handle it
better.
I feel like the only thing I enjoyed about having braces was
that I could change the colour of the little rubber rings every month. This one time, I had some that looked like the
shape of Mickey Mouse’s head. It was cute and kind of funny. Anyway, the best
thing braces did for me was fix my teeth. I know that it was very painful and
troublesome but I also know that, without it, my teeth would not look as good
as they do today. S I don’t regret having them. No pain, no gain, right?
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