Do I scare easily? Perhaps. Horror movies make me rather jumpy. Spiders give me the shivers. Even the Weather Man with his “tornado watches” can put me on edge. But the one event that can make me sick to my stomach with fear? A trip to the dentist. Pathetic, I know, but it’s the truth. Is it the fear of failure, that the man with the white mask will tsk tsk at me if he finds a cavity? The possibility of a big ass needle being stuck in my mouth? Some kind of strange post traumatic stress disorder from bad dental experiences long ago? I’ve long tried stop figuring it out, I instead just spend my time channelling my energy to keeping my butt far…far away from all people Dentist. I brush, floss, rinse and repeat. I avoid phone calls from “that” office. I only go to the Dentist when I really, truly have to. In other words. I am a big fat baby.
I like my Dentist, I just don’t want to see him, like, ever. Unless let’s say, I do something dumb. Perhaps take a big old bite of something crunchy and break off some rather spendy cosmetic work on the front of my teeth! Yup! Did that. Chipped my tooth and now I’m pretty certain I look like this:
image via ebay costume
This new hillbilly look I’m sporting? It’s not sexy. Turns out turning hillbilly can be a pretty powerful motivator. Staring at myself in the mirror for only a few minutes had me reaching for the phone and booking myself a good old fashioned dentist appointment. Turns out I have found one thing more powerful than fear of the dentist, fear of turning hillbilly.
Dentists do not bother me at all, its that darn thing that brushes your teeth, gives me the willys every time
Haha! Too funny! I totally agree with you though.
Thanks – been meaning to make a dentist appointment..just keep forgetting to – I better do it now before it slips my mind again!
I guess I need to try this! It takes a bit for me to muster the courage to get to the dentist too lol
Laughing so hard it hurts. Mostly because I also have this fear and the day you posted this I actually cried at the dentist. Yes a 40 year old women reduced to tears because she has her first cavity!
I want those fake teeth
im not at all afraid of the dentist,but must confess I very seldom go as ive never had any coverage my entire life.anytime I went had to pay cold hard cash upfront.
Your adorable!!!! Hope your apt went well 🙂
Haha! That picture would definitely make you want to go to the dentist more often.
That is one of my biggest fear! I hope your appointment went okay!! =)
I’m sure you don’t look like that!! I hope your appointment goes okay, and happy anniversary, pretty woman!
I had an accident when I was in my teens resulting in having to get a crown put on my front tooth – I had that crown FALL OUT after biting into a fruit bar AT WORK!!
My first thought as I looked down at the fruit bar – “That looks like a tooth… Did it fall out at the factory?…. THAT IS MY TOOTH!!!!”
I pulled the tooth out of the bar and tried to put it back into my mouth – because well, that is where it is supposed to be; ran to my bosses office in a panic yelling “I NEED TO GO!!!” while covering my face and sending her into a panic.. and off to the dentist for an emergency (Did I mention this was on a FRIDAY afternoon and I had a wedding the next day to attend?) ….. So, yes.. I understand looking like a hillbilly :))
I totally agree with you!
OMG that was too cute! Thanks for the share, I enjoyed it!
I only go when I have to, I really should go more often but fear and cost tend to win out