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I am so excited:! THE BIG DAY IS SOON! My braces will be coming off next Monday (June 16th!) I will be celebrating eating corn - ON THE COBB
My smile has greatly improved. It will be 16 months of wearing braces. It has GONE BY REALLY FAST. No regrets. So for all of you who are THINKING about it - reading this : DO IT!!!!!
It will be one of the best gifts you can give yourself: the gift on self-confidence!
Wonderful post Spimpy! It's wonderful to hear people so happy with their choice - sure helps me feel more confident about it. Congrats on your upcoming debonding day! Enjoy that corn on the cob for me!
~Nikki~
23 year old brace face and proud of it!
My story is well under way! Follow along in my thread.
Do you have before pictures? I think I speak for all AW-ers when I say those of us going through (or soon to go through) braces fiend for some good progress pics You deserve that sore-cheek feeling, and I mean that in the best possible way!
~Nikki~
23 year old brace face and proud of it!
My story is well under way! Follow along in my thread.
I think we should start a new debraced club tradition: You eat CORN ON THE COBB the day you get them off!!!!! Granted, if they're available at the market
LMAO, Spidey that IS a hot date Oh, and my vote is for corn on the cob. And to get a headstart, I'm going to have some BEFORE braces too because I know I'll miss it!
~Nikki~
23 year old brace face and proud of it!
My story is well under way! Follow along in my thread.
Spimpy, it has been a short and sweet 24 months. Worth every minute!
I am hoping that my teeth co-operate so that I can have them removed on the date we set up. Hoping for everything to go according to plan!
Funny, I expected to go without corn on the cob and popcorn- 2 of my favourites! But I never even thought that I wouldn't be able to bite into a pickle. My MOST favourite food (insert nudge nudge wink wink) and I didn't even get to say good-bye properly. I remember my first dill after being braced. Getting stuck halfway through the bite, with the moment of "HEY!! Not fair!!!" Then "gRrrrr"
I ate my last popcorn, last apple, last corn on the cob and last (so I thought) ribs- which I have no problem with now, but I didn't even think of the pickle issue.
Sad, sniff sniff
Sorry for going on too long- it was just something I REALLY miss.
My braces will be coming off next Monday (June 16th!) 
I will be celebrating eating corn - ON THE COBB 
You deserve that sore-cheek feeling, and I mean that in the best possible way!
Oh, and my vote is for corn on the cob. And to get a headstart, I'm going to have some BEFORE braces too because I know I'll miss it!