Buzz·Posted on Jul 27, 201517 Photos Everyone Who Grew Up With Braces Will Understand*chokes to death on tray of pink goop*by Jessica MisenerBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The hardest decision of your life: Sincerely Tumblr @SincerelyTumblr #GrowingUpWithBraces The hardest decision of your life 09:03 AM - 24 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Getting your wires trimmed: JayP 〽️ @JayyePe #growingupwithbraces how it feels when they don't cut the wire enough 09:26 PM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. The worst 45 seconds anyone could endure: Sincerely Tumblr @SincerelyTumblr the worst 45 seconds of your life #GrowingUpWithBraces 11:17 AM - 26 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. This painful reality: enya * ੈ @tmhtyears #GrowingUpWithBraces this literally didn't work at all 11:59 PM - 25 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. The endless questions: kat//15 @xo_dreamxo "Do they hurt?" "When do you get them off" "Your teeth are already straight" #growingupwithbraces 02:12 AM - 21 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. Not being able to enjoy anything, basically: View this photo on Instagram 7. Or eat things normally. K. @kaguidos_x33 #growingupwithbraces not being able to eat this because the fear of your brackets break 03:58 PM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. People who claim to WANT braces: JULY 29 @kaytlindiane_ #growingupwithbraces when people with perfect teeth say "I wish I had braces" 08:05 PM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. When the ortho made you wear THESE: wild julia @euphoriasivan #GrowingUpWithBraces you don't know pain until you had these and everyone telling you that you look like a vampire 07:27 AM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. When you have to get them tightened: Ray @gh0stlysoul #GrowingUpWithBraces when u get your braces tightened and slowly feel the pain 12:56 PM - 26 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. Going to school that first day: sharky @H0LYSHAWN " omg , do you have braces ? " " smile so I can see it " #GrowingUpWithBraces 07:39 AM - 22 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. The struggle: carol @c_venable98 #GrowingUpWithBraces still finding these in the house year after getting your braces off 12:51 PM - 26 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Being convinced you didn't have teeth left after they pulled this out: Bojangles @ThatWhiteBishh #GrowingUpWithBraces you'll know how disgusting this was 08:57 PM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. Lying to your ortho, because let's face it: Common Black Girl @CommonBlackGirI #GrowingUpWithBraces "have you been wearing your rubber bands?" 08:38 PM - 23 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. The rubber band struggle: mermaid man @erynnecastro #growingupwithbraces having to take off your rubber bands in front of your friends and they look at you like 12:37 AM - 24 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. And of course, when you FINALLY got them removed: ashley nichole @ashleyfortescue #growingupwithbraces smiling at everyone and everything once you finally get them off like 11:34 PM - 20 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. But then reality hits: