Aged two - 1969

Just like last week I have been able to combine my weekly blessings with Nostagic Saturday. This week's blessing has been my ability to get over my extreme fear of dentists, and actually have a positive experience while having two bad teeth extracted.

That kiddo you see above with the toothy grin is me approx. aged two. It was while I was still very young that my parents learned that my teeth were coming in far too big for my jaw, which resulted in 6 teeth being extracted as they grew in, and numerous visits to the dentist as a kid. To say I developed a phobia is putting it mildly. I used to scream at the news I had an appointment!

My phobia followed me through most of my young adulthood, and while I stopped screaming at the very thought, dentist visits have never been easy for me.

Thankfully in the past year I have found a really great dentist who I am comfortable with, and she has helped me to overcome my fears to the point where I was only slightly nervous during the double tooth extraction this week.

How about you? Are you afraid of the dentist? Are your childhood dental memories worse then they are now? I can say that dental work now is seemingly far better than it was in the 1970s when I was growing up.

Thank you for stopping by, and wishing you all the best this weekend, and in the week ahead

Abbey's (the originator of Nostalgic Saturday) blog no longer seems to be active, and I have no idea if anyone is participating anymore. I would like to keep it going so will continue posting Nostalgic Saturday entries. Please let me know if you participate.

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