flashback monday

as always, i was looking through my pictures, trying to decide what to blog about, when i came across this bea-uuuuuu-ty.

oh, those were the days. wearing my head gear 24/7. to school, to church, to gymnastics, to bed. if i remember correctly, i only took it off to eat and brush my teeth.

one time, at gymnastics, a little girl asked her mom what was wrong with me. *sigh* after head gear came neck gear, which i had to wear at night only, so i probably don't have any pictures of it. i do distinctly remember that both were uncomfortable to wear at night. lol - ya think?!

fortunately, for those of the younger generation, most orthodontists don't use this method any more. thank your lucky stars!

i believe this picture was taken in 5th grade, which means it's almost 20 years old. holy. moly. but how many of my older (older as in long-time) friends remember my head gear?! how could you not? i chose a hot pink bar and a camo head strap. (my head gear strap was just plain black.) to this day, i still have no idea why i picked that combination.

not that a different combination would have made it look any better! hahaha!

:)