I took Oldest Son to the Dentist this morning. I was not looking forward to it. Last year we spent $4000 on Youngest Son’s teeth, at only 7 years of age.
Yes, I did say thousand. Four of them!
So it was with great relief that I heard the Dentist say to Oldest Son ”You’ve done a great job of looking after your teeth.” I even paid the bill of $30 with a smile.
However. The following (very strange) conversation did take place in the waiting room, one which may yet cost me that next $4000…
Oldest Son: Dad. I want braces. Can I get braces?
Confused Father: You want braces? Why?
Oldest Son: ‘Cause Tim has them. At school. He came to school with them yesterday. They look cool. Can I have braces? Please?
Is it just me, or has the world changed since I was a kid??
11 responses so far ↓
Vijay // Aug 14, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Braces are cool these days… in my time they were an indication of “malformation”…
Joe // Aug 15, 2007 at 7:41 am
Girl 15 just got braces (round 2). $3000.
Pete // Aug 15, 2007 at 8:15 am
Ouch!
Vijay // Aug 15, 2007 at 1:47 pm
@Joe: Wow that is expensive.. echo Pete’s “Ouch” …
Bad Dad // Aug 15, 2007 at 1:49 pm
That brings back bad memories. I had those miserable things, a night brace and both top and bottom retainers way back when. Doesn’t seem like teeth straightening tactics have advanced in the past 25 years.
Gautam // Aug 15, 2007 at 5:36 pm
To date..I think braces are cool…I never got them…always wanted to…!!!
Pete // Aug 15, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Young people these days!
Gautam // Aug 15, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Glad to know that I’m still counted as a young one…!!! Sometimes I tell people that I just graduated from High School…Its fun..!!!
Jo // Aug 17, 2007 at 10:44 am
It’s because of all the cool funky colours you can get now and they can be clear too…?? Maybe??
SaRz // Aug 29, 2007 at 9:06 pm
yeah I wanted braces for a while there ^ for exactly that reason - all the colours you can get them in now hehe. now i dont…look painful and people that have them are always playing around with them = annoying!
when i was younger i was beside myself with excitement when i was told i needed glasses (dont anymore). i got over it pretty quickly…
geeky looks like its the new cool these days…
Pete // Aug 29, 2007 at 9:18 pm
You know what the Good Book says: “The Geek shall inherit the Earth” …
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