Now why on earth would my dad pay for something like that? 🙄

Nah, a dentist recommended I get braces as a kid and my dad said pass

I currently do

I do need to wear braces, but I never did

Nope. Part of me wishes I did though as the results are great.

Yes, i had braces as a teenager. And now that they are taken off my teeth got a little more crooked again

I would have, but my parents were cheapskates.

I don't know if I had to, but I did. What a pain. For many years afterward I had dreams where the braces were falling apart and the metal wires were sticking out in my mouth. I guess that must have actually happened at least once, idr. Also food would constantly get stuck in the braces.