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To: Lane3 who wrote (1187)	3/4/2002 7:07:09 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

Oh. Never had them. Never want them.

To: Lane3 who wrote (1187)	3/4/2002 8:30:33 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Not with braces... OK, you asked for it: my daily braces rant, usually reserved for Rambi or another unfortunate soul who is too polite to tell me to cease and desist: I've had these damned things on for a month now and it's HIDEOUS! No wonder they do this to people when they are children. I've not been able to bite down without severe pain since Thursday (though it's not stopped me from eating junk food, if you must ask.) I resolved yesterday while gnawing sideways on a banana that I'd call today and get them removed no matter what. I made an emergency appointment for 9 AM today. The orthodontist, a 65 year old man who speaks in a shout, asked what was the trouble. "Well", I said "my braces have been giving me a great deal of trouble and frankly, my teeth aren't all that crooked so I think I'll just stop treatment." "WHAT???" he screamed "CAN'T TAKE A LITTLE PAIN? WHY I'VE PUT THESE THINGS ON KIDS FOR YEARS AND ONLY THE WIENERS HAVE THEM REMOVED!" Yup, he said wieners. I reminded him that I'm in my forties, have experienced childbirth, dental surgery, and the horror of divorce, and that I knew what real pain was. And this was pain, darn it!!! He made me jiggle my teeth from side to side, filed a few of them down, and told me not to clench my teeth. I was just humiliated enough to slink out of there still braced.