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Just a wee question...as an adult, how did you tell your family, friends and colleagues, that you were getting braces?
In my situation, my husband and my mum know...but I don't know how to approach it with other people. So it would be nice to know what your experiences were like!
The only person who knew ahead of time that I was getting braces was my best friend (who has braces himself) so it wasn't difficult telling him about it.
Everyone else just had to find out when the spoke to me. I think the best reaction I got was from my 8-year-old cousin. She kept looking at my mouth, but tried not to be obvious about it. I finally asked her if she noticed anything different and her immediate reaction was "Braces!" We then got into a conversation about colors on braces... she told me I should stay away from pink or purple.
All of my friends and family have been nothing but positive about the braces, which honestly is what I expected. Don't worry too much about people's reactions. When people see you are trying to improve yourself, they will almost always be supportive.
I think I might take that approach...just let people ask me about it if they feel the need to...I just told my friend, as she asked me to be a bridesmaid a couple of weeks ago...so I didn't want her to just find out when I next saw her...just in case she worried too much! Lol!
The only person who knew before hand (when all the extractions and fillings and molds were taking place)
i told my mum & my uncle (they helped me pay for it) and my sis and my boyfriend (moral support) Other than that...
I told my 2 best friends ON THE DAY i got them...while we were talkin on the phone i just threw it in there...that Oh i got braces today..But they knew i was planning & saving to get it...so they weren't totally surprised.
I didnt tell anyone else. They just all figured it out...(you know seeing all the metal in my mouth) lol
I have no idea what the big deal is. I have not heard one single negative comment and only one question as to why. My step mom asked that one, saying she didn't think my teeth were that crooked.
I just told them. After that, it's up to them how to handle it. It's not like anything someone else says is going to change my mind and I'm going to run to the ortho demanding all the hardware be removed immediately because my cousin's friend's boyfriend has a different opinion.
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385 Days in Damon Braces
I didn't tell them. I just showed up with them on. I was around quite a few people recently, some social gatherings. NOT ONE PERSON has said anything about my braced teeth, good, bad, or indifferent.
I am not sure if they were being respectful or just didn't care. I have a feeling it is the latter, but they're both good.
Same as most, I didn't tell anyone. I didn't want to hear the opinions beforehand. I only told my husband (boyfriend at the time) a day or two before my bonding appointment. I figured once it's said and done, there's not much left anyone can say that would matter.
Braced September 23, 2010 Debraced February 20, 2014 Estimated Treatment Time: 24 months Actual Treatment Time: 41 months
I'm not telling people. I don't think. I have an appliance that clasps on my molars back where you can't see, and it's behind my teeth. I just recently got it and I didn't wear it to brunch with a friend, because I really just couldn't postpone it and it was so new that I couldn't really eat in any meaningful way. Now I sound normal enough, I was on a conference call yesterday and nobody seemed to notice. I take an acting class and I'm going to have to say something because speech is listened to carefully. But it's really not a big deal because it's an acting class, and half the people in it have invisalign or lingual braces or something going on -- and if they haven't, they did already! But things have improved so much over the last couple of days that I feel comfortable wearing it socially. In a few weeks I'll get a bar across the front of my teeth, and if anyone says anything, I'll just say, "Oh, I've had it for a while minus the bar, I didn't realize you didn't know!"
Though, part of me wants to just tell people about it! I don't want to call anyone's attention to it, but I also don't want people just silently wondering. Like, I'm proud of myself for being able to afford it, doing the research to find something that is actually bearable, seemingly effective already, and having the discipline and confidence to wear it full-time (except for that brunch early on--watching me try to eat would have made everybody sick!). So I don't want people thinking I'm really embarrassed or self-conscious. I mean, I'm a LITTLE self-conscious but not more than anyone would be.
Only my wife and kids know I'm getting Invisalign. I get my first tray in a couple of days. Don't know if I will tell my extended family and others or not at this stage.
I only people who know I am getting braces on August 6 so my boyfriend, best friend, and family. I am not telling anyone else because I want to see who notices I even have braces on especially at my work. My appointment is at 8:30 on the 6 so I am going to work after that.
after telling a few family members...... no negative reactions at all!
