You'll see my smile looks out of place...
If you look closer, it's easy to see...The braces my parents got (and paid big bucks) for me!!
WOW!! What a difference a little metal makes! Today was the day- the day that we have waited for- the day that braces became an everyday word in our vocabulary here at our house...Alex's teeth are bad...well, healthy, but terribly wrong- first of all, he has a horrendous cross bite that will be corrected first with a palate expander and this partial set of braces....this lucky 9 year old has this set of braces for about a year and a half, then a set of permanent retainers for two years, then, most likely, a full set of braces for a while longer! Lucky is the operative word here- lucky for him to have to wear them and take care of them, and lucky for us parents, who get to pay a nice set of their salary for a perfect smile someday!
For history purposes, I am recording the amount for this first set- $3250.00- I think my parents paid about $1800 nearly 20 years ago, so it has quite possibly doubled in those years. Insurance pays $1000, so we are responsible for the rest- see, lucky...it's all in perspective, right?! LUCKY!!
Next Thursday, he gets his expander and the top wire- but for now, this is his new smile- he still is soooo cute!
3 comments:
WOWSERS! He looks a million time older. I didn't get mine until jr. high...I was 13. I had to wear a palate expander, too. It's crazy that we don't know what our friends looked like pre-braces. They can really change a look.
Poor kid- I do feel his pain. It really will be worth it in the end!! He is definitely still an adorable kid.
I think he looks SO great!! But man I remember the first day-oww!
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