• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Last year, when my daughter moved to college, I wrote her a letter containing my best advice.

    Brush your damn teeth was at the top.

    And I extend this advice to ANYONE ELSE who needs it.

    A fucked tooth is one of the most painful things I’ve ever experienced, and the way you fix it, is to pull it. And it NEVER comes back. Repeat this a few times and you’re embarrassed to smile in front of anyone. It really messes with your self worth, and there’s no coming back.

    Please, brush your damn teeth, and don’t start smoking.

    Please everyone,

    • TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      My kids think I’m annoying for nagging them about their teeth, but I’m on a mouth fixing journey due to medical tooth loss and it is slow, painful, expensive, and embarrassing. People think I either do drugs or never learned to brush my teeth and I’d hate to see my kids go through that. It’s a secondary reason to my continued masking in public and masking is absolutely the only reason I was able to find the job I have. Not that I am unqualified, but if I had smiled in an interview I never would have been called back.