TO be sick to death of this orthodontist lark?

[BabyImAHeadfcuk]

Both my kids have had to wear braces. My eldest got into an orthodontist 10 miles from home but my youngest has to go 46 miles away. As I work full time it's been an absolute nightmare getting him there and back all the time - especially as the orthodontic kept saying ds's teeth were not cleaned enough so we'd need to book another appointment etc (I know that's ds's fault, not theirs). It's been a nightmare. Constantly trying to swap days off at work, having to take annual leave, fannying around trying to beg someone else to take him when I couldn't get off work ...

Anyway he finally got the braces off last Thursday (aleh-fucking-lulah) and got a retainer fitted. He was warned not to lose or break it as a replacement would cost £150 (and would mean yet another two trips to get the fucking thing).

He's just informed me that he's lost it after just 4 days.

Can't afford to buy a new one and there is no way in hell I can get time off work at the moment to take him.

AIBU to tell him he should have been more careful and it's tough?

It's stories like yours which make me forever grateful ds's Orthodontist was only ten mins from us as we were there ALL THE FLIPPING TIME!! I can't believe how many times we had to go for adjustments, no one tells you that when you start these things!

I feel your pain

Honestly I had this from the other side as a kid, loads of teeth pulled 3 years in braces, the second my wisdom teeth hit they all went to hell again. I wish I'd never gone through it back then, as it seems such a waste, if they want them straightened as an adult, let them get it done then.

My ds didn't wear his retainer so the teeth didn't remain in place

He needs a new one.... or all that work was for nothing

It's an utter pain in the arse but he does need to get a new retainer ASAP or his teeth will start to move back, and all of his pain and all of your time will have been totally for nothing.
DD managed to crack her retainer down the middle and was without it for nearly two weeks before we could get the new one made and delivered, and even in that time she could feel that her teeth had moved a little.

I am so worried ds will forget to wear his retainer we have weekly teeth inspections and he rolls his eyes at me