Well, I'm committed now. As of six hours ago, what feels like a pound of poking metal is glued, tied and otherwise slotted into my mouth. And then there's the plastic retainer
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Rosita, my little petunia, your teeth probably won't HURT all the time; mine HURT for about a week after each monthly adjustment, then were just a little sensitive for the following three weeks. Warning: do not leave your retainer on your school cafeteria tray - they are expensive to replace :)
My nieceling, Sierra, who's 15 now, was just here for 10 days while attending something called Camp Broadway at ASU. We had a wonderful time but omigawd it's exhausting being a parental substitute.
Braces & niecelingsfriendly_drelbJune 27 2008, 04:06:22 UTC
I am hoping that after the initial adjustment and building of callouses on the inside of mouth that things will settle down. There's almost two weeks to the parental circuit trip, so maybe I can be reasonable by then.
Niecelings are fun, but also high energy and intensity ... the sprout certainly is. But it's well worth it!
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My nieceling, Sierra, who's 15 now, was just here for 10 days while attending something called Camp Broadway at ASU. We had a wonderful time but omigawd it's exhausting being a parental substitute.
Back to work.
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Niecelings are fun, but also high energy and intensity ... the sprout certainly is. But it's well worth it!
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