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Date Posted: 20:17:27 07/10/04 Sat
In reply to:
other Lauren
's message, "Just another teenager's perspective..." on 16:20:37 07/10/04 Sat
It's nice to hear from a teen with a positive attitude!
No one wants braces - but everyone wants straight teeth. Being depressed does not grant anyone the right to carry-on like little brat.
ImReallyTired picked the wrong venue to vent her spoilt brat message, "Yeah this is gonna suck". Allot of us are parents - If my son or daughter sounded off like "ImReallyTired" I would feel like a total failure as a parent for not having instilled a basic value system.
We were all teenagers once - and spoilt brats were a dime a dozen when I was a kid too. It's no differnt today....
Sounds like you have your head on straight and appreciate what your parents have done for you. I'm sure they are proud..
Regards,
GroundHog
>I'm 15, and I have ceramic upper braces and metal
>lowers. It's no big deal at all to me. I fully
>understand what they're doing for me, and I really do
>appreciate my parents doing this for me. Sure, braces
>can suck sometimes, but to me it will totally be worth
>it to have a beautiful, healthy smile in a few years.
>That said, I am only a sophomore, and I'll probably be
>done with braces before senior pictures and
>graduation, and I don't plan on going to prom or
>anything of that nature as I'm severely antisocial, so
>I guess it's not such a big deal for me. Even if that
>wasn't the case, it wouldn't bother me all that much.
>In addition to that, my braces really contribute the
>the chic geek look that I'm currently ROCKING. I can
>understand where you're coming from though, I do think
>your wording was a little dramatic, but I would
>probably be acting exactly like that if I had to wear
>headgear or something, LOL. (Sounds mean and vain, I
>know.) I kind of compare NOT getting braces as a
>teenager to excessive sun tanning as a teenager.
>Sure, it looks good NOW, but in 20 years are wrinkles
>and spots and melanoma going to look good? Likewise,
>if you weren't doing this now, later your teeth will
>still look the same (if not worse), you'll still be
>unhappy with them, and you could have periodontal
>problems. My point is just bear with them for now, I
>know it's not fun, but you WILL appreciate it later.
>Anyway, that's just my 2 cents. =o)
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