Thithter Thychic*

[Gemini Cricket]

*Sister Psychic (A song by SmashMouth)

My older sister came to visit me yesterday. I was really looking forward to seeing her.

I love my older sister to death but sometimes she has a way of making me feel less than adequate.

She's very fixed on people's looks and always has something to say about my looks. She looks like Eva Longoria or a model or something...

At a restaurant, she waits until her husband to be goes to the bathroom to tell me that she and the rest of my immediate family are pooling their money together for a big purchase. Thinking it's a house or a condo somewhere I ask what it is.

My sister tells me that they're putting their money together because and this is a quote, 'You're teeth are really bad and you need dental work on your front teeth.' I was stunned. I had no idea that I had not for public interaction teeth. I had no idea that my British smile reminded the world of Roquefort cheese.

'You guys had a meeting about this?' I asked.
'Yes.' She said.

Then husband to be comes back to the table and the subject is dropped.

I am so fvcking steamed. :mad:

My friend, Mimi, said to take the money and run. Get veneers and laugh it all off. But I'm pissed. How fairweather, shallow and two dimensional can a family be? What happened to we love you no matter what?

And it gets better, folks.

For lunch, I'm eating seafood pasta leftovers from the other night. I bite into a hidden clamshell and chip my front tooth. Now I look like what they were talking about.

I don't know whether to laugh or just crawl in a hole and die.

I'm tho pithed off. But, as you can see, I still have my thense of humor.
:D

Oh yes, I forgot to add that she thinks my apartment's too small, we act like we live in a dorm, there's too much dog hair in the truck, we have too many knickknacks and she's glad she can finally tell mom what my place looks like.

I hate my family.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/evileva.gif

[Not Afraid]

I don't know why I'm laughing right now, but I am. I should be pisssed at your sister and your family. (I've never noticed your need for dental work.) I LOVE your home and dog hair is better than no dog, so there. And, what is this "too many knickknacks" thing? Crazy. People are just crazy and all you can do is laugh.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm laughing, too, actually.
This whole thing is ridiculous.
I told myself as the subway took her away, 'There's nothing wrong with my teeth.'
Then *bam* clamshell.
I guess it is funny.
:D

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, pretty funny.

Except for the part where you might now have to take the swallow-pride money for the dental work you didn't previously need. Ah, but Neo, would you have chipped your tooth if your sister never said anything?


Well, how bad a chip is it? I have a small chip in my front tooth that (i hope) no one really notices all that much. I think it's kinda charming, in fact ... but my dentist says it is susceptible to more damage and should be fixed.

As for any dental work of a semi or major nature .... I myself would be only too glad to swallow pride or many other things in order to pay for it. Dental is expensive and I no doubt would wish for the foul-tasting handout from fuctup family of smallmindedness should I need any down the road.






Oh, and when you get to L.A., I ask your forgiveness in advance for me staring at your mouth for the first 20 minutes.

[Moonliner]

In an insane society the sane man must appear insane.

[Gemini Cricket]

Well! I'm tho happy to thee that you think this is tho funny.
There's therious thircumstanthes at sthake here. My thisther may be thychic. How doeth one live with a thychic thibling?
I feel thorry for her huthband to be. He'th doomed.
:D

[innerSpaceman]

Your sister's thick but noth thychic.

She did not have premonitions about you chipping your tooth; rather she had the poor manners and lack of tact to spring her opinions of your smile in a most unloving way.

She may have helped cause the chip that chipped soon after, or - more likely - you may have caused it yourself in unwitting reaction, a happenstance that would never have happened had you not had your inner energy directed to your outer teeth.

More likely still, both the chip in your tooth and the chip on your shoulder from your family's faux pas are part of the same string of psychic energy running through your life at this particular moment.

You and your sister are merely pawns. She may be a nasty bitch, but she's not psychic.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ah, family. I live 2000 miles from mine. I'm sorry yours is giving you grief.

Teeth- if they don't bother you or your significant other, does it matter? Or take the money and run with it; dental work *is* expensive.

Apartment- you live there, not them. If you're happy, tell 'em to take a hike.

Too many knick-knacks? Again, they don't live there.

Dog hair? I'm with Lisa- better dog hair than no dog.

Your life works for you. They should stop telling you how to live your life.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Bleah. You know we love you the way you are, right? Your sister is lame. And shallow, yes, if she's trying to fix something that wass perfectly fine at the time (and that none of us noticed when spending time with you.) You like your life, and Ralphie does, and there's no reason she should dictate what any part of it should be.

[lizziebith]

Because I only know you from this board, I don't know what you look like. Maybe a pic has been posted, but I'm not remembering it...but what I know is that from everything I've ever read that you've written, you strike me as one reeeeeaaaally attractive individual. Articulate, whimsical, passionate. I don't go by looks, so maybe what I think doesn't count these days, but to my mind's eye you look swell -- no, swanky! Babe: you've got it where it counts, and everything else is eye candy, which, unlike the important stuff, can obviously be bought. Only do it if you wanna. For you. In my mind, you are already teh hottie. :evil:





And I, too, have a small chip -- I lovingly refer to it as my inner-trash manifestation!

[Gn2Dlnd]

I chipped my front tooth on a salad fork at the Tango Grill during my fifteen minute break from Video West in WeHo about ten years ago. I don't think it's ever bothered anyone.

On the other hand, it could be why I'm single.

[RStar]

I have a small chip in my front tooth that (i hope) no one really notices all that much. I think it's kinda charming, in fact ...

Sorry, but yes I noticed. However, you are right. It is part of you personality and charm. If you should fix it under the orders of the dentist, fine. Otherwise if it doesn't bother you, don't. You don't see David Lettermen fixing the gap in his front teeth do you? It's part of his personality as well.

GC, it was wrong of your family to do what they did. If they really wanted to help (and they may have had the best intentions) then someone should have asked you first if you ever wanted to do something about it. If you said no, then they should have dropped it. If you said yes, but it is too expensive, then they could have said we would like to help you if that's okay with you. This would have made a big difference.

But now that you HAVE to fix at least one, it's worth considering it. But I would be tempted to find a way to finance it with out the "pity handout" if that's the way you see it. Or, if you consider it a helpfull hand after having an accident, then take it (but I wouldn't count on it until it's in hand).

And I would let them know how much it hurt to have her say that. I'm sure you could find something to point out in each and every one of them.

*Give a flier for a weight loss clinic to the heaviest one with a note "Thought this might help you."

*Give a bottle of hair loss gell to a balding one with a note "I didn't want you to be embarrased any more, so here."

*Save up every coupon for mouth wash you can find and give them to someone who seems to have bad breath a lot. The note could say "So you never have to run out AGAIN".

*And for the guy with the stinky shoes, a package of odor eaters with a note "I didn't want you to be self-concious any more. Hope this helps!"

I'm sure you could come up with some more.......

Perhaps then they would get the hint.

I hope this helps!

[Gemini Cricket]

alphabassettgirl ~ Thank you for that. I called a friend of mine who is well versed in my family's history of torture and my final last words were, 'I just feel like something irritating is going to happen.' Maybe I'm psychic. :D

Yeah, Boston's about as far away as one can get from Hawai'i and still be in the US. They have a way of finding me...

LSPE ~ I don't know where this history of my family members being very surface oriented came from. It's always 'Your hair is getting grey like dad's.' Or 'You're getting fat like your mother.' Or 'You're so pale now. You look haole.' They try to pull it off like they're joking but joking with knives doesn't always get the laugh response they're looking for.

In fact, two of my childhood nicknames (from realtives, mind you) was "n*gger" and "Jew nose". Yeah, warm and fuzzy, eh? My aunt always thought I got too dark in the sun and came up with the first name. My stepgrandmother came up with the other name, apparently my nose was too big for her liking. I always took the high road and smiled it off, but often I felt like mushing them in mud.

My family's quite unique. At least it seems so...

lizziebith ~ I appreciate what you posted. It made me smile. Thank you. It's one of the nicest compliments I have ever received... :)

G2D ~ Ahem. Let's just say 10 yrs ago coincided with when I used to rent from VideoWest... If you would keep my selection titles under your Commodore hat, I'd appreciate it. ;)

RStar ~ What wonderful ideas. How great would it be to send my dad some hair dye or my mom some tweezers. It would be so 'Harper Valley PTA' of me to do that. :D I wouldn't send my little sister anything despite her being in on the tooth fix funding scheme.



I don't know what I'll do yet. I wish I weren't going to a photo heavy wedding in several days. But we'll see.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/grin.gif <----- Hee hee.

[MouseWife]

I'm with NA...sorry, but I am 'laughing out loud' in front of my computer here in my darkened living room....alone....

And to finish me off...your new smilie!!! Too fvcking funny!!!!!

Well...ya know, the way your sis did that, while her hubby was in the bathroom, makes me think he is a nice guy. He probably told her it was wrong of your family to get together like that and that is why she did it behind his back. Is he a nice guy?

Me? I definitely would take offense BUT I would take the money. :D Dental work is damn expensive. Go to the dentist and see what they he/she might have to say. But, I agree, {I forget who said it} but the money may not come into your hands before your wedding photo weekend....

Family. Oh man. Yeah, they had names for all of us. One that sticks with me is 'spaghetti' {I wasn't one of those}, jinx {that was me}and I can't type all of the other things.

I do have one sister who tops them all. After I married, I started to put on weight...She loved to introduce me as her 'used to be so pretty sister' . After I had my first child she told my husband how could he be with me after I'd gained so much weight? This went on for many years the last time she really got in on me was at a birthday party for my daughter. She went really low and my best friend was there and almost took her down. But, she is my best friend and she just said a few curt words. {as taking her down would have been really ugly...}

Then, when I lost weight, she insisted I was doing drugs. Then she insisted that I was going to TJ and taking 'prescribed' drugs. Then she was mad saying I was keeping my 'secret' from them.

Family.

Makes you love your dog even more, doesn't it? :snap:

[Prudence]

And with families like that, who needs enemies?

Why not fix your teeth with your money, and take their money and buy whatever you would have originally spent on other things. Yes, it all comes out the same in the end, but it's way more fun psychologically if you can tell yourself that *you* paid for your dental repair and *they* paid for your trip to DL (or whatever).

[sleepyjeff]

I know I shouldn't be laughing at someone else's circumstance---but this is one funny thread:D

[RStar]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/grin.gif <----- Hee hee.
LOL!

[katiesue]

Awww. Family can just suck. I've gotten nice "compliments" from mine as well. My dad's favorite way to call you to the phone was "hey ugly it's for you", lovely no?

I have a chipped front tooth as well, from my habit of chewing on paperclips. Doesn't bother me. I think it all depends on if a dentist says it's harming the integrity of the tooth. I wouldn't take the cash to fix it unless I absolutely had to, but that's just me. I hate not being able to pay for things myself.

[Gemini Cricket]

katiesue ~ I'm with you. I'm going to pay for it myself.
:)

It's a weird funky feeling. I keep playing with it with my tongue. And it may just be my imagination, but I hear whistling when I talk. Especially when I say "s" words. :D

[RStar]

I have a chipped front tooth as well, from my habit of chewing on paperclips.Wowa, that just sent shivers down my spine! Once I was trying to get a knot out of a wet shoe lace when I was a kid. I used my teeth and they slipped off hitting together and sliding and grinding along with the top front against the bottom front teeth. I repeated it trying to get the undone untill I did it four or five times. By the end I felt like I had dental work done with no novicane. I cannot even think about it with out shivers!

[Not Afraid]

My Mom used to say "You know, you'd be pretty if........(inseert your nose was smaller, your teetth were straighter, you had a figure, you didn't wear that). I finaly said to her, Mom, I will NEVER be clasically pretty and I'm fine with that. Why don't you be fine with it too, ok?

[~MS~]

Holy Hannah...

((((GC))))) I actually had to go pull up pictures to see WTF she might even be talking about, guess what, she's loo loo for sure babe, you absolutely are as always a hottie, as for her being a 'thychic' yeah right and I'm gona wake up thin and rich ;)

[Moonliner]

About a year ago I was getting my hair cut when my stylist said "You know your hair is starting to recede you might want to do something about it."

I replied: "Look, I'm married and I've procreated. My hair has done it's job. Past this who cares..."

Somehow I don't think that's the reply she was expecting.

[RStar]

I finaly said to her, Mom, I will NEVER be clasically pretty and I'm fine with that. I'm not sure what classically pretty is considered, but I would have to dissagree with you otherwise. I always felt you were very pretty. Honest.

[innerSpaceman]

I know this is not worse ... but my family was always doing the opposite - - showering me with absurd flattery about my looks that only made me feel uglier.


Maybe it's difficult for families to achieve perfect pitch in this area. Mostly I think they should just shut up about it.

[RStar]

I know this is not worse ... but my family was always doing the opposite - - showering me with absurd flattery about my looks that only made me feel uglier.


Maybe it's difficult for families to achieve perfect pitch in this area. Mostly I think they should just shut up about it.I know what you mean. My wife's family carry on about how perfect I am, and that makes me feel like I could never measure up, and makes my wife feel inadequate. At those times I just want to tell them to shut up, too!

[MouseWife]

Oh yeah, all of the nicking over the years it is hard to take a compliment. Or, that people are just being nice.

[Gemini Cricket]

I got my tooth fixed finally yesterday. It's not as permanent as I would like, but it's what I can afford right now. I also decided to use up my deductable for the year and get my teeth cleaned, too.
:)

I think it looks weird still because it is newer looking than the tooth right next to it. But oh well. I'll fix the others when I find a job in LA.

[lashbear]

<----- Hee hee.

You're Thilly !! http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/grin.gif

Hugs.

[Not Afraid]

We don't allow non-perfect teeth in CA/ ;)

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, it's a good thing you're flying in, otherwise you would have been stopped at the border.











(of course, if you hadn't fixed the tooth at all, California's Department of Hotness Security would have removed you from the plane before it left Logan.)

[Gn2Dlnd]

He can always claim to be a Brit.

I'm sure, GC, you've got a passable "Dickvandoik, guvnuh" up your thespic sleeve?