Tara - I get it. I’ve been in two years of Invisalign to correct a crossbite no one can even see. Our teeth definitely move as we get older. And the longer we wait, the tougher it is to correct. Do I love any part of this process? No. Do I want my teeth to stop painfully cutting into my tongue? Yes. Do I love myself enough to do something about removing pain when I can? After many years and many books like yours - yes. Do it girl.
Thank you for the encouragement, Nicole! It's a weird thing 'cus I've NEVER heard anyone talk about their teeth and yet - I can't be the only one. Thanks for letting me know I'm not! xoxo T$
I wish I had a smaller nose. It isn’t freakishly big but it isn’t dainty either. I think of Jennifer Grey when she got her nose done and her new nose didn’t look right on her facial structure. Or I refuse to give into patriarchy by putting myself in pain just to be admired by a man.
It's all so complicated, right? Most likely your nose and my teeth are just fine BUT they get under our skin for some weird, not helpful reason. I admire that you sound so sure of your decision. xoxoxo T$
Teeth are so loaded and dental work is so fraught. There are all these questions of class and choices that were made for you and cost and so much more. I've been writing and thinking about it a lot lately--how what we expect of people's smiles has really only developed in the last couple of generations. Before that, it was common for people to have missing teeth, etc. I have a gap in my teeth and an overbite and I sort of have grown to like those things about myself, but my mother really pushes fixing them on me, which slowly sinks into my own feelings. Thank you for sharing this.
It IS so fraught and I'm glad you are thinking of the class aspect here. It seems to me that "perfect" teeth also denote a certain socio-economic level. Like a stand in for status. Gah. F*ck. Why is everything so complicated?! And I bet you have a WONDERFUL smile.
Remind yourself that your body is DIVINE. It’s made of friggin’ stardust after all! No one ever looks at the stars and is like, “that one needs to lose five pounds,” or “what’s up with her teeth?”
I love this!! You are wise beyond your years! Thank you for another inspirational read!
Coffee milk is the official drink of Rhode Island, so I just wondered if you acquired a taste for it during your sojourn from your West Coast natural habitat!
Tara - I get it. I’ve been in two years of Invisalign to correct a crossbite no one can even see. Our teeth definitely move as we get older. And the longer we wait, the tougher it is to correct. Do I love any part of this process? No. Do I want my teeth to stop painfully cutting into my tongue? Yes. Do I love myself enough to do something about removing pain when I can? After many years and many books like yours - yes. Do it girl.
Thank you for the encouragement, Nicole! It's a weird thing 'cus I've NEVER heard anyone talk about their teeth and yet - I can't be the only one. Thanks for letting me know I'm not! xoxo T$
I wish I had a smaller nose. It isn’t freakishly big but it isn’t dainty either. I think of Jennifer Grey when she got her nose done and her new nose didn’t look right on her facial structure. Or I refuse to give into patriarchy by putting myself in pain just to be admired by a man.
It's all so complicated, right? Most likely your nose and my teeth are just fine BUT they get under our skin for some weird, not helpful reason. I admire that you sound so sure of your decision. xoxoxo T$
And give him that power over my mind.
Teeth are so loaded and dental work is so fraught. There are all these questions of class and choices that were made for you and cost and so much more. I've been writing and thinking about it a lot lately--how what we expect of people's smiles has really only developed in the last couple of generations. Before that, it was common for people to have missing teeth, etc. I have a gap in my teeth and an overbite and I sort of have grown to like those things about myself, but my mother really pushes fixing them on me, which slowly sinks into my own feelings. Thank you for sharing this.
It IS so fraught and I'm glad you are thinking of the class aspect here. It seems to me that "perfect" teeth also denote a certain socio-economic level. Like a stand in for status. Gah. F*ck. Why is everything so complicated?! And I bet you have a WONDERFUL smile.
Remind yourself that your body is DIVINE. It’s made of friggin’ stardust after all! No one ever looks at the stars and is like, “that one needs to lose five pounds,” or “what’s up with her teeth?”
I love this!! You are wise beyond your years! Thank you for another inspirational read!
Awwwww thank you! And thanks for being here!
Oh, my gosh. It looks like I'll be seeing T$ in person, shortly.
(I may bring a friend. There's a non-zero chance I will need old-timey "smelling salts" administered, lol.)
HOORAY! What city will you be in?! Can't wait!
T$, you are so sweet! Boston, June 5th. Will you be singing songs from all your albums, or just the latest?
By the way, did you pick up a coffee milk habit while at Brown? Autocrat or Eclipse? ;-)
Hahahah golden oldies and the newest and freshest? I feel so old!! I don't even know what those are!
T$, glad to hear! You rock all the songs. ;-)
Coffee milk is the official drink of Rhode Island, so I just wondered if you acquired a taste for it during your sojourn from your West Coast natural habitat!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_milk