Reader Stories

by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader There I was, Monday, day 4 of my treatment. Braces are on and I’m dreading the first official meal in public with some co-workers who can best be described as barracudas. As background,

by Matt69 from Tucson, AZ  - ArchWired Reader   I got braces when I was a junior in college.  Most of my friends did not know I was getting them until I happened to run into them and show them.  Those incidences were

by Kevin from the USA - ArchWired Reader So... as I do twice a day and rather nonchalantly now, I broke out the Waterpik one night, and after going through this little ritual of running the water till I can make it

by Sophie from Leuven, Belgium - ArchWired Reader I'm Sophie from Leuven, Belgium and I'm 21 at the moment. At the time of my 'embarrassing' braces story, however, I was 13 years old. It was the first day that I had my

by Jennifer from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada - ArchWired Reader I attended a local birding festival in a provincial park last May and ended up having to eat lunch at a picnic table. There were no washrooms with running

by Mary from Oregon - ArchWired Reader Everyone stresses if they should tell friends about getting braces or not before the day they go on. I agonized over this decision. I decided I would tell my closest friends and