I found a dentist who can do my Invisalign treatment at a (comparatively) super-cheap cost. My dentist friend warned me that if it’s that cheap, I should beware of the dentist’s skill and credentials. But this woman seems great!
Dentist: “So, lucky for you, it seems you will only need 15 weeks of treatment!”
Me: “Oh, that’s perfect! No time at all!”
Dentist: “Exactly! You’ll be done in…” (counts silently in her head) “…6 months!”
Me (to kid): “Ohhhh, you got braces!”
Kid: (embarassed and unamused) “I don’t want to talk about it.”
Me: “Oh. Ok. They hurt?”
Kid: “Yes. And it’s hard to talk.”
Me: “I totally understand. If it makes you feel better–”
Kid: “Yeah, I know. You had braces in high school.”
Me: “Ok. Guess I’ve told that story before.”
Kid: “Yeah. A lot.”
Me: “Ok, well, I’m just saying, I can relate.”
Kid: “It would make me feel better if you had braces NOW….but it doesn’t make me feel better that you had them in high school. That was like…” (stops himself)
Me: “That was like what? A REALLY LONG TIME AGO? Is that what you were going to say?”
Kid: “Yeah. But then I realized.”
Me: “Realized what?”
Kid: “How sad that would make you.”
Good. They’re learning.
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