The good news is that Nanae is finally getting more teeth. The better news is that she looks like she has the Pennebaker gap in her front top teeth. I often wish I had never had orthodontics to fix my gap. I am not sure you can really explain to a fourteen year old the commitment that it is. I am thirty years old and I still have to wear a retainer in order to keep my teeth nice. What sort of punishment is that? Of course, I do wear it to keep them nice and straight. I would not want to waste all the money my parent's spent on my braces. But, I am sure that someday we will talk about this with Nanae. Maybe she will not have the gap when her adult teeth show up. I think it is pretty darn cute either way.
Sheer joy in that grin. ^^
ReplyDeleteJapan thinks crooked teeth are cute! Have you heard of yaeba? I don't like it, but it's very popular. I've even read a New York Times report that Japanese women with normal teeth get artificial yaeba, but I'm not sure I actually believe that. Here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/fashion/in-japan-a-trend-to-make-straight-teeth-crooked-noticed.html
Oh my! I totally saw them do a spot on the news about this the other day. How unusual! I do not know about it. I sure notice the teeth around me. How are teeth in South Africa?
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