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This is a heart warming story of sorts.
I have been seeing the same lady who cuts my hair for close to 5 years. She is a super great lady and always well put together. Her son got braces about the time i started going to her and she has been great support since i got braces. She was actually the one who gave me alot of support through my recent ortho change (actually i called her in tears to ask who her son was seeing). At anyrate her son got his braces off last week (4.5 yrs in braces YIKES) and OMG his teeth are amazing!!!! she is all happy for him., but says she is really going to miss seeing the ortho's staff. As we were talking about all the new stuff I have going on she looked me in the eye and asked "how bad is it really to have braces as an adult?" I told her that aside from my Ex-ortho being a giant horse's bottom I haven't had any problems. So then she spills she i thikning about getting braces!! I was like good for you!!! I am sure if she makes that leap that she wont regret it. I told her atleast she will know what to expect since she just went through the whole process with her son. I hope she goes for it. If not she has still been a great resource for me since i have been braced.

I think there are probably alot of adults that would like to get braces but feel self-conscious about it. I know I was and sometimes still am about having braces but I knew that if I didn't decide to proceed with ortho treatment when I did, I wouldn't do it at a later time.

I think some adults just need a friend that is there for support. I'm sure you felt good when she confided her thoughts about ortho treatment to you .

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Yeah, that's awesome! Let us know what happens! Braces really aren't fun, but it's definitely worth it in the end!