Ew. Braces are a privilege, a pain, the improvement of one’s appearance and the total destruction of one’s appearance. Brace yourself. It’s about to get ugly. If you have a metal mouth pic, email it to whenihadbraces@gmail.com and tell us something about when you had braces.Tumblr (3.0; @whenihadbraces)http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz4nrnvS3K1qanmrjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, the Tazmanian devil played for the Yankees.</p> <p>Mark</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441465958http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441465958Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz4nlhkjxQ1qanmrjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>When Fantasia had braces, she couldn’t read.</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441460924http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441460924Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:08:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz4nixm65w1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, they looked like shit.</p> <p>Sydney</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441458726http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/441458726Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxi30zzK4F1qanmrjo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>When this person had braces, they also had a poop stache.</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/380985901http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/380985901Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:13:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxj3hskEBT1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, I was really into homemade clothing.</p> <p>Kiernan</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/378184211http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/378184211Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:10:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuglqj5XQq1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, life imitated art and art imitated life.</p> <p>Lucrezia</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/377108868http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/377108868Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:20:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxf32I1P1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, I had a ~thing~ for Rick Springfield.</p> <p>Jo</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/374783820http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/374783820Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:06:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx8kj5aX7Y1qanmrjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, I sat alone on the bus.</p> <p>Dave</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/367582518http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/367582518Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:45:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx8kfo89Iv1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces (circa 1986), I had Metal Hair to go with my Metal Mouth! Rawk ON!!<br/><br/> Laura</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/367579383http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/367579383Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:43:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx7tkbsEGH1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When i had braces, I dyed my hair black. Never try to reinvent yourself when you have braces.</p> <p>Erin</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/366892059http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/366892059Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:02:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx6ii8Qn8y1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/> When I had braces, I met Harry from Sex and the City. I also wore OVERALLS.</p> <p>Brooke</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/365528584http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/365528584Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:07:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx6iedDxfv1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces I thought Justin Bieber was HOT, my family called me brace-face, and I had glasses. It doesn’t get worse than that.</p> <p>Shanaz</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/365524227http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/365524227Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt2fi9JjR31qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, I thought this was cute.</p> <p>Sarah</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/360136470http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/360136470Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:14:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwz3thVwvU1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When America Ferrera had braces, they were fake. Lucky bitch.</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/358312066http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/358312066Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:05:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwyv4xYwHP1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, science class was fun. Now it sucks. Go braces?</p> <p>Alexis</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/358101886http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/358101886Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:58:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwymtqMCCn1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces I was 19. When I would tell people I was a sophomore, they would ask which high school I go to.</p> <p>Jamie</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/357909413http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/357909413Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:58:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwtfnjhVvt1qanmrjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces this phone was the best thing that ever happened to me.</p> <p>Delaney</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/356402476http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/356402476Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:58:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvu2hiDR6T1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces they hurt like crazy. 6 years of pain. FML.</p> <p>Elizabeth</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/354599523http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/354599523Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:28:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwuxduqOUz1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces I wanted contacts SO BADLY.</p> <p>Mary</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/354374617http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/354374617Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:56:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwtj8zC0ff1qanmrjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I had braces, I had to have them three separate times because my orthodontist was a moron. The last time was during my senior prom and my younger sister already had hers taken off.</p> <p>Hannah</p>http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/352993904http://whenihadbraces.tumblr.com/post/352993904Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:53:23 -0500