Every time I visit my parents anymore, they always take time to comment on my appearance and how much it's changed, for better or worse. I could easily turn this into a fat-positivity post, or nonbinary-positivity, glasses, hair, ect. But the one thing I don't think I've ever seen any positive talk about are yellow teeth.
My teeth are stained yellow. I doubt they will ever be white, and to be honest? I don't care.
I don't have cavities. I brush. I pick between them at least once or twice a day to keep them clean. And yet they remain yellow.
I cannot tell you the sheer amount of damage this can cause a person, especially if they keep constantly getting told to brush their teeth every time they visit family. Like... I do. There's nothing I can do about this. And I don't really want to.
The only reason I feel any compulsion to whiten them is out of embarrassment when other people look at me weird for smiling at them. And how fucked up is that. I have taught myself subconsciously to suppress any joy or happiness I get when I'm around other people for fear that they'll see my teeth.
If you see how I draw myself, it's always with white teeth, even though that's not true. The only time I've ever seen yellow teeth in cartoons, it's always for the slobby character that doesn't take care of themself.
I didn't even realize how much it was damaging me until today, when I caught myself forcing back a smile at work.
Obviously, remember to brush your teeth and keep them healthy. This is not a post about letting yourself fall into disrepair. But if someone has less-than-white teeth, then... okay? And?
I think we should just stop judging people for their appearances in general. People come as they are. That's all they need to do. Who cares what fucking color their goddamn teeth are.
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