Thugs Need Braces Too

Every few months I have to visit my orthodontist so that he can check on my retainers and make sure that the money I spent straightening my teeth was not in vain. (Note: I had braces twice my my life and I am not prepared to do it a 3rd time). Needless to say I keep my appointments and I do everything asked of me. By the way-- my orthodontist is hands down the best in Chicago! Let me know if you want his info.

Anyway, I am sitting in my chair minding my own business ("cause that's what I do") and I hear singing coming from the chair next to me. The song goes, "she said she'll lick me like a lollipop." The song is Lil Wayne's newest song. The boy sitting in the chair is waiting for someone to tighten his braces! He's laying there with a face full of metal bobbing his head to his IPOD getting his teeth straightened.

I'm trying not to stare at him but I notice that he's wearing the requisite white t-shirt, baggy jeans (hanging low of course), and jordans. His hair is a big fro and if I saw him on the street I'd be a little cautious.

My orthodontist comes over and talks to him and the boy his full of "yes sir's, no sir's, okay sir's." He was eloquent and well mannered. He no longer seemed like a thug at all. But a young boy--about 17 yrs old trying to fit in with the current fads of young people.

I'm not sure if the lesson was that you should not judge a book by it's cover or that thugs want straight teeth too.