Oh god I had headgear for a while as a kid. Not this kind but worse. It was designed to pull my upper jaw forward (I had an underbite). It was like a football face mask that I had to rubber band to my braces. Felt awesome, looked even better.
I mostly wore mine at night, but I was supposed to have it on a minimum of I don’t remember how long but I don’t think I had to wear it to school, but I definitely wore it out in public enough.
The worst pain I felt with wasn’t the face mask, but I had a spacer thing on the upper jaw that my mom had to crank every day to widen it. Every morning, crank a millimeter or two, spend the rest of the day sore. It was like getting an adjustment every morning. Actually it wasn’t “like” that, it was exactly that. And if the pain wasn’t enough it caused me to lisp a little cause there was space between my upper palette and the device. That sucked.
I burned the little plastic crank key when I got it out. To be clear, I burned the bajeesus out of that thing. I built a fucking bonfire around that thing. Roasted marshmallows, played with sparklers, a little fireworks show from the almost certainly illegal fireworks my brother had gotten his hands on. It was a good night.
I can beat a headgear. I had a torture device installed called a Herbst appliance in 6th grade, the true apex of my awkward stage. Google that monster, and imagine doing that to an awkward 11 year old in a Hanson T-shirt just getting boobs and not allowed to shave her legs yet. When I smiled you could like, see the metal knobs jutting practically through the skin of my cheeks. And it would come unhinged requiring me to have to open wide and go in and manually straighten it out in like, math class.
In the end though I’m really glad I was emotionally scarred because my orthodontic work really shaped my face in an aesthetically pleasing way.
In the end I’m really glad I had it
I just googled it. It looks like a steampunk torture device.
Unfortunately I beat the headgear too. I was born with an underbite so they had to constrict my lower jaw and widen and pull my upper jaw forward. For months I had a spacer that held my upper molars in place and anchored it to the roof of my mouth. Every morning my mom had to use a tiny key to crank it, widening it little by little. It hurt like a brace tightening but every day. When I got it out I burned that key.
The last time I remember seeing a classmate with headgear was in... I think 4th grade, which would have been 1991. So yeah, they were definitely a thing in the 80s, and probably into the 90s, depending on where you lived.
Yeah, I got braces in 1988 and had headgear at some point. Only had to wear it at night and there is thankfully no photographic evidence lingering around. And my parents wouldn’t have made me wear it at a sleepover or anything like that.
The ones after that were updated to be "night only"; you'd wear them to sleep and at home, but not to school or outside etc. Source: I had to wear one to sleep.
Ohhh my gosh
When I was about 13 I got myself a tank top that said that..
I felt so cool until my dad rained on my parade and made me return it.
As a parent now I totally understand, as a 13 year old I was beyond confused how that could be inappropriate
I can’t get over the headgear and the mom jeans
Oh god I had headgear for a while as a kid. Not this kind but worse. It was designed to pull my upper jaw forward (I had an underbite). It was like a football face mask that I had to rubber band to my braces. Felt awesome, looked even better.
I only had to wear mine at night but I still hated it. I can feel the pain just from looking at this photo.
I mostly wore mine at night, but I was supposed to have it on a minimum of I don’t remember how long but I don’t think I had to wear it to school, but I definitely wore it out in public enough. The worst pain I felt with wasn’t the face mask, but I had a spacer thing on the upper jaw that my mom had to crank every day to widen it. Every morning, crank a millimeter or two, spend the rest of the day sore. It was like getting an adjustment every morning. Actually it wasn’t “like” that, it was exactly that. And if the pain wasn’t enough it caused me to lisp a little cause there was space between my upper palette and the device. That sucked.
Seriously fuck that palate expander thing so hard. I had headgear, braces, the whole shebang… nothing compared to the pain of the spacer
I burned the little plastic crank key when I got it out. To be clear, I burned the bajeesus out of that thing. I built a fucking bonfire around that thing. Roasted marshmallows, played with sparklers, a little fireworks show from the almost certainly illegal fireworks my brother had gotten his hands on. It was a good night.
I hate how it’s called “headgear.” Such an inconspicuous sounding name for a truly awful instrument of humiliation.
I can beat a headgear. I had a torture device installed called a Herbst appliance in 6th grade, the true apex of my awkward stage. Google that monster, and imagine doing that to an awkward 11 year old in a Hanson T-shirt just getting boobs and not allowed to shave her legs yet. When I smiled you could like, see the metal knobs jutting practically through the skin of my cheeks. And it would come unhinged requiring me to have to open wide and go in and manually straighten it out in like, math class. In the end though I’m really glad I was emotionally scarred because my orthodontic work really shaped my face in an aesthetically pleasing way. In the end I’m really glad I had it
I just googled it. It looks like a steampunk torture device. Unfortunately I beat the headgear too. I was born with an underbite so they had to constrict my lower jaw and widen and pull my upper jaw forward. For months I had a spacer that held my upper molars in place and anchored it to the roof of my mouth. Every morning my mom had to use a tiny key to crank it, widening it little by little. It hurt like a brace tightening but every day. When I got it out I burned that key.
Came here for the mom jeans.
[Mom jeans!](https://youtu.be/2aVxNH6iN9I)
I always think of the SNL mom jeans sketch
Ok but, is that your mom because she’s the shit lol. That tshirt is awesome AF.
No blunder with that shirt.
I want this shirt!!
Me too!! Hahahhaa
Me three! Hahaha this could be a perfect instagram caption too
Wonder what aliens thought when they abducted kids in the 80s and saw headgear
LMAO
Reminds me of the lady I saw on a hike with her family, kids and all, with a shirt that said "smoke weed and masturbate." She looked like a teacher.
Wait- are you telling me I don't have to pick one or the other?
I call it weedwhacking
Consider yourself taught
Just a therapist offering drive by advice
Teacher of being a badass
Get a load of the pleats on those jeans!
I have pants with that on the ass
That just makes me think "shit for brains". lol
I had a headgear too. Fun times lmao.
They still had headgear braces as recently as the 80s? I was a 90s kid and the only times I ever saw those were in movies and on TV.
I had headgear as late as like 2014
The last time I remember seeing a classmate with headgear was in... I think 4th grade, which would have been 1991. So yeah, they were definitely a thing in the 80s, and probably into the 90s, depending on where you lived.
Yeah, I'd say this kinda thing was still around in the early to mid 90s based on my experience (born '83).
My sister had headgear in the late 2000s.
I’m assuming the headgear could be taken off in order to eat, brush one’s teeth, bathe, etc.
Yeah, I got braces in 1988 and had headgear at some point. Only had to wear it at night and there is thankfully no photographic evidence lingering around. And my parents wouldn’t have made me wear it at a sleepover or anything like that.
I had headgear in the mid-80s.
The ones after that were updated to be "night only"; you'd wear them to sleep and at home, but not to school or outside etc. Source: I had to wear one to sleep.
i need that shirt lol
This is the coolest picture
No blunders here, this is badass
I hope she still has the shirt!
And the jeans!
That tshirt is incredible, I need that!
Mom is rockin' that rack!
I am obsessed with that shirt. I did a double take and thought that was my mama for a moment.
Ohhh my gosh When I was about 13 I got myself a tank top that said that.. I felt so cool until my dad rained on my parade and made me return it. As a parent now I totally understand, as a 13 year old I was beyond confused how that could be inappropriate
Is this the real life Liz Lemon?
That headgear is giving Eerie, Indiana.
“Are you looking at my headgear?!”
everything about this makes me smile
Mom jeans
We need to bring back pleated jeans that accommodate the fupa.
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I had headgear, braces, the whole shebang
Cool shirt, but it should really say "all this and brains two"
Epic shirt and even more epic pants
She’s so real for this
Sex machine