Originally posted by allanimalswelcome
Um...nice to know it?

I'm not your daughter so I don't know why you are getting mad.

~Rachel
I assume that comment was directed towards me. I'm not mad, and thankfully, my daughter hasn't given me any reason to get mad at her about her braces. The orthodontist was emphatic in explaining that excessive problems with her brackets due to abusing them (the food she eats) would cost us money. We paid upfront too. But Helen's main thing in following his advice is so she can get them off earlier! She hates the rubber bands (which she has to have), and she hates getting her picture made. Her only consolation is that if she does what he says, she can decrease the amount of time she has to wear the braces. I don't blame her! I wore braces too, and I couldn't get them off fast enough.