Today, I heard a little girl saying how much she didnt want braces to her mom because they hurt and make people look ugly. I looked at her and said, "Aww, there not that bad. See, I have them!" I then smiled to show her. She turned to her mom and said, "See!" then started to cry. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was in line at the store behind a lady and her young daughter. Trying to be polite I smiled at the little girl. She burst into tears asking her mommy 'what is wrong with that ladies teeth'. Apparently braces on a 25 year old is not 'kid friendly'. FML
Today, at the store, I heard a kid complaining about getting braces. While I was saying "Thank you" and "Bye" to the cashier, his grandma must've seen my slightly crooked teeth. She pointed and said, "Without them, your teeth will look bad like that man's!" Everyone around looked at me. FML
Today, I have an orthodontist's appointment, and I told my best friend that I was going to get my teeth fixed. She replied, "Wow, thanks. Your smile's really awful to have to look at." FML
Today, feeling very self-conscious about my looks, I told my mom I felt ugly and wished I could be as beautiful as her. She only said, "Yeah, I'm pretty, I wonder what happened to you." FML
Today, I got my braces on. When we got in the car my dad looked over and said "well at least we dont have to worry about boys for the next two years." FML
Today, at work, a little girl was misbehaving. Her dad told her that she would look like me when she grows up. The little girl look horrified while Daddy laughed and kept reassuring her he was "just kidding." FML
Today, for my birthday, my mom presented me with a $4,000 check to pay for my braces. I've been very self-conscious about my teeth for years. Everyone applauded and told me how happy they were for me. Later, my mom asked me for the check back. Apparently it was just meant to make her look good. FML
Today, I took my 12 year-old to the orthodontist. While I was talking to the dentist about what was needing to be done, my daughter listened. With a straight face, the dentist joked, "Yeah, we're going to need to rip off her entire jaw." My daughter won't leave her room anymore. FML
Today, my little sister asked me what she would look like when she got older. I told her that she would probably look a lot like me. She started to cry. FML
Today, I caught my young daughter eating candy after brushing her teeth. Angry, I asked her if she wanted all her teeth to fall out. She smiled and said, “Yes!” FML
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plethora 3
They really are that bad. I hated every minute of the two years I had them. And you can't blame a little kid for finding a mouthful of metal ugly.
horyo 0
Tell her she was destined to be ugly nonetheless.
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TryToBeKind 0
Good thing she wasn't my daughter, she would have been smacked straight across the face and forced to apologize.
thebaroness1984 0
Come on, admit it. It's not that you're ugly, but the braces themselves are ugly. Especially if they make you wear those horrible rubber band things! I hated every minute of them.
TryToBeKind 0
PS - there are still people out there who think braces are ugly? I know when me and my friends were little, we were picked on left and right for it. But that wasn't the braces, it was b/c they didn't like us. Many popular people had them and everyone thought they were cute. Honestly? I still adore them on other people.
dcapp 0
** they're not that bad learn english
JennyFromtheBloc_fml 0
lol 11 and 21. What does that snotty nosed little brat know, i know that as i got older everyone had braces. By 7th grade at least every one had them on or were are to get them on, or off. They only look semi awkward when u have head gear and i knew about 15 ppl with braces and only 1 or 2 have head gear and they only have to year it at night. So screw what that kid thinks!!
Cheyyyy 0
This isn't an FML...I mean it's not like they're a life sentence. You'll get them off eventually and it will be worth it in the end...gosh.
Hannah_fml 0
repeat.... but 2 things. this isn't really an FML because the girl said braces make people LOOK ugly, so really not a dis on you, and kids that are of the age to get braces typically don't cry in public over something like that. that's for up to 5 yr olds.
terimaa 0
i'm sorry, but the fact that this says "there not bad" is KILLING me and completely detracts from any humor this post might have had, as well as any pity i might have had for the OP.
beyondperception 0
#27: The little girl's logic was "They make people look ugly, like she does", so, yes, that was a dis on the OP. Also, crying in public could mean screaming or could mean tears, it wasn't specified. Also, braces are horrible to begin with. They hurt when you get them on, they scrape occasionally when they're on (if things get out of alignment), the rubber bands feel awkward because you can't open your mouth all the way with them, you get them off and you feel awkward (for me they hurt when I got them off) and, when that's all done and over with, you're STILL not done, because you get a retainer that makes you talk with a lisp for 2 weeks that you end up in danger of losing it because you have to take it out to eat. All of this while you cannot eat popcorn or chew gum. I had 4 years of that BS. It's not fun.
yoboo310 0
a lot of people are ugly. is ok