{"id":644702,"date":"2010-01-27T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collegecandy.com\/?p=52096"},"modified":"2010-01-27T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T14:00:28","slug":"web-spy-when-i-had-braces%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/644702","title":{"rendered":"Web Spy: When I Had Braces\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Breathtaking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Like most people, the years I spent with little metal boxes cemented to my teeth weren’t exactly my best. Not only did those years coincide with my awkward phase (no coincidence there), but my braces also hurt like crazy. And I’m pretty sure I spent 50% of my time in the bathroom picking food shrapnel out of my teeth.<\/p>\n

The other 50% of my time was spent smiling for pictures with my lips closed and being thrown into the back of my mom’s minivan for those monthly adjustment appointments (ouch).<\/p>\n

And I wasn’t allowed to chew gum or eat popcorn.
\nYeah, it’s really not a time I want to relive.<\/p>\n

Unless it has to do with other people.<\/p>\n

Behold, one of my greatest Internet finds since TFLN:<\/p>\n

When I had braces…<\/a><\/p>\n

This website won’t help you become a better cook<\/a> or organize your fashion wish lists<\/a>, but it will make you laugh and that’s all you really need on a Wednesday morning, right? The premise is simple: readers submit their favorite (OK, most awkward) picture of themselves in braces along with a small anecdote about their experience with the little devils. For example, the photo above, which is pretty awesome in its own right but truly magnificent with this little ditty:\u00a0 “When I had braces straightening irons weren\u2019t yet perfected.” <\/span><\/p>\n

The best part is, this photo isn’t even the greatest one; the site is chock full of awkward moments in braces’ past. And if you’ve ever had braces, you can definitely empathize with them…. or just use this as a chance to feel a whole lot better about your most awkward days.<\/p>\n

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