Brace yourselves

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It's B-day for Elmer. Getting braces on.

The boy was so anxious he couldn't function.

Didn't bathe, go to school, brush teeth, or have normal conversation.

Thirty minutes before the appointment, I convinced him to swallow half a xanax.

(leftover from the not-so-long-ago-high-anxiety years.)

He's a cool customer now, stretched out in the ortho chair.

So next time, I'm taking a xanax, too.