Braces?!

I have finally come to the point where I can’t deny the obvious any longer. I need braces. We knew that since I was a kid, but we always kind of put it off. The other day we went to see an orthodontist and he made clear to us what was going on.First we'll have to go to Nairobi to get this special x-ray to see what’s going on with my wisdom teeth. If I have them, I will have to get them pulled. As far as the braces themselves go, it’s disappointing. When we grew up in Kenya our family got fluoride on our teeth from the water. We never thought that was a big deal, as it just gives you some yellow lines on your teeth. Little did we know that that fluoride might make me look a whole lot weirder when I get braces. This is the reason: the normal braces, called bonds, might not stick to my teeth enough because of the fluoride. If they don’t hold I will have to replace the bonds with bands. Bands are like big silver bands that cover most of the tooth (making it look a lot weirder) and, although they are stronger and therefore work faster, they are more uncomfortable and take longer to get used to. So, I’m pretty much dreading the time when I will have to really face the braces themselves. I’m hoping that we can postpone the timing a little so that I wont have them when we go to America. Anyway, pray for some kind of a miraculous movement in my mouth so that I wont have to get these dreaded braces:)! And if I do, pray that the bonds will hold so I don’t have to get bands.