Tightening the braces – so much for the tough teen chick
Let me know if this sounds familiar. Our 16 year old teen, with braces, had them tightened this past Wednesday. All of a sudden this 2 sport, tough chick, varsity athlete, sullen on a gracious day, and a cannibal towards her family on a normal day, was reduced to a sniveling wreck.
For two days we heard, non stop, the refrain of “my f_____ing teeth are killing me!” This replaced the standard daily outbursts or over shares of “I hate f___ing school!” and “I hate all the HS girl bitches!”, etc.
I recall having braces, and it was uncomfortable when they would be tightened, but the temporary, true colors of my daughter came out – not much grace under fire. Why do I think it’s not just my daugher? The case for boarding school in Switzerland has been crystal clear for some time. Where do we sign up?
Happy Holloween.