I'm supposed to wear my retainer, but I can't sleep in it because of breathing issues, so I wear it during the day. Usually, however, I'm eating off and on during the day, so I can't wear it then either. I'm basically at the point where I only get around to wearing it when my teeth are noticeable shifting.
I had braces for 4 years. I had heargear, rubberbands (once, I had to have them go *across* the front of my mouth) and this weird contraption that moved back my molars to "adjust my midline" because my upper teeth were all off-center. As terrified as I was about getting my wisdom teeth pulled, the thought of going through all that again was enough to sway me.
My knee still hurts.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never
knowing how