Braces on a 7 year old, WHAT THE HECK?!? Yeah, that is what I said too when the girl’s primary Dentist, who is also a good friend and client, told me I needed to get them into the Orthodontist. However, it all makes sense now, why not align their bite when they are younger so the teeth come in correctly rather than wait until later in life.
I had braces when I was a senior in High School, the prom dress I chose was yellow and black sparkle, I matched the brace’s bands to that dress and my teeth looked like a yellow jacket, “Hey mom, can you find that picture please?”
Little Red’s eating habits went from full vacuum to only eating what felt good in her mouth, now that her retainer is out, her choices have improved but there are still things she LOVES that feel great on her teeth; see picture posted above, and to her credit, who wouldn’t take advantage of ice cream?
This morning as Scarlett and I were racing to school, why are we always RACING to school? Two Geminis with major ADD? More to come on that later. I digress,Tommie, our toy Schnauzer, ran into the garage, as she normally does, to scarf down the cat food.
Returning Tommie inside then scurrying back into the car, Little Red said “Mom, I know why Tommie likes to eat the cat food, it feels better on her teeth, it is softer than her dog food, I know because I listen to the crunch it makes when she chews it.”
I sat there amazed, like Doug Stone sang, “Why Didn’t I Think of That?”
Because, I am not 7 with braces. Because over one billion thoughts a day take up our adult brains and none of those are “What our dog’s chewing sounds like.” Yes, I understand when our animals are hurt or what they might need but the discernment of why Tommie likes the cat food better, I just thought it was tastier.
Silly mom, put some thought into that.
Let us take a lesson from the 7 year old, stop and be intentional with our thoughts today.
Peace- Jess.
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