“I had these fangs because I had jaundice when I was a kid and I was put on so many antibiotics that my teeth rotted. They had to cut them out. So I never had milk teeth. That was tough, you know, being in school having photos taken while I was pretending I had teeth. It was hideous.” KnowsKidsSchoolTakenCuttingToughTeethPretendingMilkHideousFangsAntibioticsJaundice Author:Charlize Theron
“In elementary and middle school, I threw kids against the wall. I rubbed their heads in the dirt at recess. I bit them. I even knocked teeth out.” KidsSchoolBitsMiddleWallTeethDirtMiddle SchoolRecess Author:Russell Wilson
“This was middle school, the age of miracles, the time when kids shot up three inches over the summer, when breasts bloomed from nothing, when voices dipped and dove. Our first flaws were emerging, but they were being corrected. Blurry vision could be fixed invisibly with the magic of the contact lens. Crooked teeth were pulled straight with braces. Spotty skin could be chemically cleared. Some girls were turning beautiful. A few boys were growing tall.” FirstsKidsAgeSchoolBeautifulGirlThreeVoiceVisionBoysGrowingMagicMiddleSummerShotsSkinsMiracleTeethContactFixedBreastsFlawsTallInchesLensesEmergingDoveCrookedMiddle SchoolBracesBlurryContact LensesCrooked Teeth Book:The Age of Miracles Source: The Age of Miracles
“It truly is a little intimidating to go speak at a middle school. Sure, on one hand the kids are only around 13 years old, but on the other hand, merely going back there reactivates the dorky, miserable feeling of being that age again. It isn't easy. As soon as I arrived I could almost feel the braces on my teeth, the don't-look-at-me slouch of my shoulders, the feathered wings of my bangs.” FeelsYearsLooksLittlesFeelingsHandsKidsAgeSchoolSpeakEasyMiddleWingsShouldersTeethMiserableLook At MeBangsIntimidatingMiddle SchoolBracesDorky Author:Kristin Armstrong
“But of course when people watch morning television, Terry, it's a very different animal. You know, they're running around, they're getting their kids ready for school, they're probably doing eight million things, they're brushing their teeth.” PeopleKnowsDifferentRunningKidsSchoolCoursesLiteratureAnimalWatchesMorningMillionsTelevisionReadyEightTeethBrushingDifferent Animals Author:Katie Couric