Hello,

Ever since I can remember, I was ever terrified of the dentist, to be honest, I was terrified of everything doctor related. But lucky me I had the best dentist ever, everyone would agree that Dr. Tekle was absolutely the best. But that didn’t mean that I still was not a bit scared he sure did bribe me quite well afterward so it was all worth it.

I remember having to get retainers at an older age, don’t question this my dad takes full responsibility for why I needed them to begin with but to be fair my fear of tooth removal brought me there(that’s a story for another day). So before my retainers I had to have a whole tooth and its stems extracted trust me I don’t want to go into details but it was not fun at all.

Fast forward years later, did i mention I broke my retainers and my mom being the African mom that she is told me one word “Usintanie” an that my dears sums up my retainer journey, don ask what I was doing with them off, to begin with but you guys have to understand that in high school no girl wants to be walking around looking geeky and yet I went to an all-girls school but still al the “what happened to your teeth? are you okay? can you eat? how do you eat?” questions can get on your nerves, but in my defense, I took them off since they were loose and someone dropped my bad but my mama was not having it sha so that was goodbye retainers for me.

Anyway where was i, enhee so years later I had a tooth that was giving me what all along I knew one had been filled-in years ago and the filling came out I never went back so I decided am chewing on one side forever because my dentist had retired so now this one side that homegirl can rely on had an aching tooth last last a had to go to the dentist, I will never forget that day ohh i thought I was going to die no one could convince me otherwise, you guys it was painfull like nothing I have ever gone through well until now, to make it worse they say the anesthesia is supposed to make it better, what better? How? Where? It was still painful I can honestly tell you up to date when I close my eyes and remember I can still hear the metals and my teeth colliding.

So my sister had a tooth extraction the other day and all along I felt horrible for her because I know what it’s like, she cursed her way through knowing her she might have intimidated everyone while at it. I told mom on how she swore on not going through labor if that was the pain involved, of course now am here thinking my mom is  a super Hero because to have us three and have her teeth removed a well and survive hehe I tell you I even told my sister no offense to me nor my baby brother because ha di been mom I would have just one baby and closed that chapter I can’t deal with kids and tooth pains as well I mean what next a heart attack God forbid.

I know we are supposed to be grateful for doctors and dentists and we are I mean I am but Ghaii if there is ever a way t make it all a bit better less painful and less traumatizing kindly consider us ohh..

***Cheers***