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Poor dd being teased about her teeth again

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IllegallyBrunette · 13/10/2008 18:25

She is 8 and her top front teeth do protrude considerably and she absolutly hates it.

She has been in tears again today because kids keep calling her goofy and one particularly horrible child said 'your teeth stick out so much, you could land a plane on them'.

I have told her over and over that she needs to tell the teacher, and that these boys are just not nice and to ignore them, but it seems to be really getting to her.

I did speak to last years teacher about it and he did have words with the two main offenders, but it has started up again.

The stupid thing is, dd actually likes the one boy who does it, and played out front with him at the weekend.

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childrenofthecornsilk · 13/10/2008 18:26

How horrible. At 8 they should know better.

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edam · 13/10/2008 18:27

Oh dear, poor dd. Is she having braces or anything? just ask because if she is, she could say something like 'yeah, and I can wear braces, sadly you are stuck with your ugly mug' or something along those lines.

Looks like you'll have to talk to the teacher again. Must be very frustrating.

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forevercleaning · 13/10/2008 18:27

oh poor dd

Why dont you approach the other boys mother infront of him when they are lining up for school tomorrow, and ask that she has a word with her son for saying blah blah about dd.

He will be so embarassed, his mother will quite rightly be furious (she probably has no idea) and hopefully that will be the end of it.

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IllegallyBrunette · 13/10/2008 18:28

Yes they should, and they can see how much it upsets her, and they still carry on.

I was so tempted to tell her to say to them that she can have her teeth straightened, but they will always be ugly.

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childrenofthecornsilk · 13/10/2008 18:29

I think she needs some one liners like that.

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IllegallyBrunette · 13/10/2008 18:30

LOL xposts edam. Knowing dd1,l she has probably already said that on dd2's behalf.

Tbh I don't think speaking to the mother would be an option. I know people who have spoken to her about her son before and she refuses to see the bad in him.

I think I will be having a word with dd's teacher instead. She was off sick today though so will have to wait until she is back.

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IllegallyBrunette · 13/10/2008 18:31

On wrt braces, our dentist has said that she will more than likely need them, but she has to wait for other teeth to fall out, others grow in etc before they will decide on a course of action.

They really do get her down though especially as they sometimes cause her to get sore patches on her lips.

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childrenofthecornsilk · 13/10/2008 18:33

Poor dd. I just clicked on your profile and your chn are gorgeous. She'll have the last laugh when she's older.

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IllegallyBrunette · 13/10/2008 20:56

Thank you

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misdee · 13/10/2008 21:01

oh poor dd2. my dd1 has inherited my big gooft teeth. i feel so sorry for her already as it will take her a while to grow into her teeth iykwim. dd2 teeth also look like they will be big'uns as well. our dentist has already said about dd1 needing braces when she loses some other teeth. i will be saving up soon as am not sure whats happenign regarding funding of braces.

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fizzbuzz · 13/10/2008 21:40

On a technical note, my ds was like this.

He was referred to an orthodontist at 7. This was so his teeth could be monitored all the time. He didn't have a brace on until he was 13 BUT it would have been at 10 or 11, except he was such a nightmare for cleaning his teeth...so I wouldn't rely totally on dentists advice, I would ask to be referred to an orthodontist now. The reason is, with a very big overbite, it can be dangerous for the front teeth, eg chipping them etc, which is why some kids have braces early (at 8 sometimes)

I haven't paid anything for my ds's braces. If they are needed for the reasons above, you don't pay anything. He is 15 now, and still sporting them.

I have been going to the orthodontist for 8 years...more than 1/2 his life time (and it feels like most of mine) Oh how we love going..

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IllegallyBrunette · 18/10/2008 10:10

Thanks fizzbuzz, will definatly ask about a refferal when we go again in November.

Wrt the bullying, I went in and spoke to dd2's teacher. She must of known what I was going in for because she had a speech all prepared. Went on and on about how they are having problems with several people across that year group and as a result, the whole year have had a lesson on bullying and to discuss their behaviour today.

I am not particularly impressed with this response, because at the end of the day, it is one boy who is consistently picking on dd, not the whole year group and as far as I can see, nothing ever happens to him.

However, as I have never had any dealings with this teacher before, I am prepared to sit and wait and see what she does when this boy next upsets dd. I think she will do nothing, or very very little, and then I will be making an appointment with the head.