Jealous and frustrated.

[HellaStella]

Hi. My name is Stella. I have the ugliest teeth known to man. I'm a mess. I have an 8mm "overjet" and an incredibly weak chin. I wake up, daily, and agonize over the way I look. Recently my sister got her braces off after two years. She'd already been deemed better, more attractive, smarter, etc than me and this just made life unbearable. It's especially irritating because I grew up hearing that I couldn't have my teeth fixed because we "didn't have the money." *ahem* Clearly they did. I try to put it out of my mind but sometimes I'll see her looking at her teeth in the screen on her iphone and I'll get mad all over again. I think the most upsetting part is that no one understands how upsetting it is to receive absolutely NO male attention as a (semi)grown woman and have your family invalidate your feelings. Am I wrong for feeling this way?

[touchofhiddencharm]

No of course not. It's normal to feel a little jealous. Have you considered getting braces for yourself? My mom made me wait also so I'm now 23 and getting them off next month. The time really did go by fast and once you have them and see the progress, you'll be a lot more excited to smile and more confident because you know they're getting fixed.

[IncognitoChris]

The good thing is you're never too old to get braces, the bad news is you may have to pay for them yourself!

Nothing wrong with being jealous, people can use those feelings in different ways, some get mad, others use it in a more positive way to drive them to get that thing they want so badly. Try to be the latter, use it to focus you to achieve your goals.

I had to wait until I am 36 to be able to afford braces... come to think of it I still can't really afford them but what the hell right ?