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| Dr. M is the author of five advice books, including Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years, and Remain True to Yourself, both written with her teenage daughter. Dr. M shares this advice column with Molly, a middle school student who loves to play soccer, dance, write and spend time with her friends. |
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Dear Dr. M and Liz,
When I go to the orthodontist and get my braces, I'm afraid that my friends will laugh at me. HELP!
—Lauren, 10, Ohio
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Dear Lauren,
When I was 11, I got braces and, like you, I was afraid that my friends would make fun of me. A few people did at first, but not my closest friends. Then in a few months, most of the kids in my grade got braces, too. Once my friends and I realized that having braces was nothing to be embarrassed about, we turned our braces into a fashion statement—wearing different colored bands. I'm 16 now and have had my braces off for a couple of years. But soon, I'm going to start phase 2 of my treatment by my orthodontist and will be back to wearing braces again. I'll be one of the few kids in my grade wearing braces, but I still won't be embarrassed. |
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