Train tracks

Kids can be cruel. Even if you believe your child is the purest of all angels, children in general are mean to kids that are or have something different. Now, I am only talking about braces, but it still apply’s today just like it did 20 years ago for me. Anyone that has had braces at one point has been made the brunt of a joke.

Recently, I have seen a change. So, what changed in 20 years? Today braces are a fun, neat things that no one cares about anymore. Did making fun of the kids get old? Or, is it because it is so common that no one really cares? Sure, a child looks silly with a set of new spiffy, shiny tracks on their bony looking grill, but honestly after a few days, it is as if the braces have always been there.

Mr C has had his braces on now for a little over a month and the only thing his friends are moaning about - the color of his bands on the brackets. They want him to get bright yellow, maybe green, the girls want him to get hot pink. I mean braces have become a fashion statement since my day of, “Do you want the metal look, or, well, the metal look?”

This week was a checkup for him. We went in and as usual he goes back for the checkup on his own and 30 minutes later here he comes with a mouth full of limeade. OMG! He had color all over. Yellow, green, pink. He had every color his friends asked for. His mouth was so bright that I guarantee if he slept with his mouth open, he would light up his room at night. WOW!

I have tried taking a picture of his glow-in-the-dark mouth, but he has not been very cooperative. He is NOT a picture taker at all, even if it is just his mouth. I can’t really get one at night while he is asleep either, since he has a loft bed taller then me, but I will continue with my effort. It is a sight to see!

TTFN ~

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weeks mushed together

Well, if you tried to reach the blog over the past few days, we were down due to a server transfer. Then today, thanks to Ryan finding all of my posts for me, I re-posted the last two weeks posts - lost them - during transition. So, that means all of the comments were bye-bye too. At least we have the posts. So if you want to re-comment, please by all means, go ahead!

Also, I had another post ready to go up today, but it’s saved on my laptop at home and I don’t want to re-type trying to figure out what I had originally, so I will post once I get home.

So, it has been a Monday! Don’t ou just wish you could have a Tuesday or Wednesday on Monday?

Today, kiddos are at the dentist, Mr C’s last cleaning before the braces are put on tomorrow. He also has his first training session at LearningRX today after the dentist. I will fill you in on that tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I will fill you in on my training session. Wednesday, I will fill you in on how braces go tomorrow. Plus Wednesday is my day in court for my speeding ticket. Guilty and gonna plead that way. I’m taking the increase and points and just moving on.

WOW, Thursday and Friday will seem tame to you all after all my posts these next few days. You know what, that is fine with me! I need a few days of quiet around here

So, I will get my other post up later and everyone have a great second half of the day!

TTFN ~

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next on the agenda - braces

Well, not for me, my oldest. After years of battling bike accidents, that led to jaw and teeth surgeries, that led to major screwed up mouth issues, he has now reached the point to get braces on. Thankfully! In two weeks, the metal will be a shining in my son’s mouth.

It is sad, but I had to put off getting the braces for my son for about six months just so I could find an Orthodontist that would fit my budget. The good thing about it, I actually found the top Orthodontist in my area AND he was willing to work with the payments I can afford. There is something said for being patient.

Now, if I could only find someone to give me reduced prices on tires and free plastic surgery, I am good to go. Oh, did I mention I would REALLY love an iPhone? You know, I am a busy mom, have to keep a ton of schedules together!

Anywho, Mr C is thankful for the braces at last. He is truly the one that has kept me going trying to find someone that would work with us. He is embarrassed by his teeth and even his friends have made fun of them. He wants braces on and he now has gotten his wish.

Do you remember back when we were first getting braces on - like 20-some years ago? OMG! has it really been that long? We hated the thought of the metal, being called names like “train tracks,” all for the sake of some beauty. Back then, we were use to crooked teeth. That’s just how it was.

Today, it is second nature to have braces put on. Everyone does it, but stupid insurance still sees it as a cosmetic surgery, so they don’t cover near what they should on costs. Oh well. If they would take a gander at my son’s teeth, Orthodontics might get a big boost in coverage. They wouldn’t want any child’s teeth like that.

Trust me, his is to keep the bully’s from making fun, but also so that he can eat a tad bit normal.

So, wish us luck over the next few weeks, as he gets them on, and mom has to take care of the mouth as I listen to how much it hurts. I know. Been there. That is gonna suck and I will need to exercise some extreme patience with him.

Oh the joys of parenting. We LOVE it thought!

TTFN ~

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