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Comic-Man-Eating

August 12, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

The Diner 

by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader There I was, Monday, day 4 of my treatment. Braces are on and I’m dreading the first official meal in public with some co-workers who can best be described as barracudas. As background,

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

Mask-and-Snorkel

August 12, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Braces and Snorkeling or Scuba Diving

by Kevin DuPre, ArchWired reader Recently I went on a Caribbean cruise vacation, but not before getting braces. My braces were on for about 3 weeks before we traveled, and having taken my snorkeling gear to Hawaii last

Filed Under: During Braces, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

Pregnancy-Illustration

August 12, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dental Braces and Pregnancy

by Mary from Oregon, ArchWired Reader As a little girl I always imagined what it would be like being pregnant and having a baby. However, in all my dreams and plans would I have imagined that I would be pregnant and wearing

Filed Under: During Braces, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

rendered

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

The Backwards Retainer

by Matt69 from Tucson, AZ  - ArchWired Reader   I got braces when I was a junior in college.  Most of my friends did not know I was getting them until I happened to run into them and show them.  Those incidences were

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

Splashed-with-Water

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

The Possessed Waterpik 

by Kevin from the USA - ArchWired Reader So... as I do twice a day and rather nonchalantly now, I broke out the Waterpik one night, and after going through this little ritual of running the water till I can make it

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

Hands-Over-Face

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

School Daze

by Sophie from Leuven, Belgium - ArchWired Reader I'm Sophie from Leuven, Belgium and I'm 21 at the moment. At the time of my 'embarrassing' braces story, however, I was 13 years old. It was the first day that I had my

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

Oops-Woman

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Rinse and Spit 

by Jennifer from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada - ArchWired Reader I attended a local birding festival in a provincial park last May and ended up having to eat lunch at a picnic table. There were no washrooms with running

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

Paper-Bag-Over-Head

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

The Cycling Class

by Mary from Oregon - ArchWired Reader Everyone stresses if they should tell friends about getting braces or not before the day they go on. I agonized over this decision. I decided I would tell my closest friends and

Filed Under: Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

August 17, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Ashley’s Braces Removal Story

Well, I am very excited! I just got my braces off yesterday morning after 1 year 10 months 9 days and 21 hours in braces I was very ecstatic about the big day. I got there 5 minutes early. I signed in and pretty much as soon

Filed Under: Dental Braces Removal Stories, Reader Stories

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