i HATE the brace!

[The Slice]

Hey guys, I don't want to burst your bubble, but please think twice about the idea of actually burning your braces. There's not only an environmental issue, but with that comes the possibility of serious legal troubles if you're caught. So far as trying to smash it, I wish you the best of luck as you will find it a lot harder than you think. The plastic is tough and has enough flexibility to it that actually smashing/breaking it won't be easy. Hey, maybe if you can find a tree cutting crew around, you can ask them if you can run the brace through their shredder.

[sparklegirl59]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha... thx i'm "quacking up" if u catch my drift. (lol)

[ElleBelleCurvz]

2 danielle, hay girl! yah, it is good 2 be able 2 donate them. that's a good cause, i think. i'd wash it 1st bfor i give it away tho.

haha yeah i wouldnt want to give/recieve one that was gross! xP

[sparklegirl59]

yah

yah! haha. it's true ~*val*~

[ARN010]

i hated it too

hi all! i just wanted 2 ask, do any of u hate ur brace and want 2 burn it when it comes off? well that's wut i'm gonna do. i'm gonna just burn it! i pray all the time 2. i know God will help me thro all of this tho. as of right now i have a boston brace, but i want a spinecor tho. i keep prayin every day tho.

hi! i've been out of the brace for about 6 months now. but when i just
started i hated it too. it's a horrible thing because everyone pokes your
stomach and ask what it is. what's really bad is when you get to about 3rd
grade everybody starts wearing jeans, and you'll end up being the only
person who doesn't where jeans. you shouldn't wear jeans because they
don't stay up at all! i'm going to have spinal fusion the 21st, or next wedenesday. and about the brace, if people ever bug you or make fun of you
don't let them get to you. bye!

[sparklegirl59]

thx ARNO10. much appreciated. God bless, ~*val*~

[rachelroonie]

Hey everyone, I've had my Boston Brace now for 4 months, and I have had enough. I really do hate it. I wouldn't suggest burning it...my little brother is a pyro. and burns stuff all the time. I would not reccommend plastic. It's a big environmental issue. When I get my brace off, I plan to have a party, and with my dad's help, we are goiing to take his chain saw and cut it up into hundreds of little pieces like a jigsaw puzzle.

[sparklegirl59]

oooooooohhhh...........

ooh, good idea! i'm clapping!

[MeAndPib]

Might I suggest an alternative to burning our braces? (cause burning them will release an AWFUL smell and harmful chemicals into the air - my brother is a pyromaniac, and once tried to burn plastic, got in big trouble) I will have had 5 braces by the end of my run, and am planning to destroy the first and last using a sledgehammer! Just as much fun, and you really can take out your anger!

happy brace demolition!
(I get to do mine in 123 days!!)

Careful, the sledgehammer might come back and hit you in the face if you have a Boston.

[sparklegirl59]

yeah... well i'd be EXTRA careful. thanks to all the creative ideas of how to torture our braces everyone. i appreciate it and there ARE some creative ways to basicly kill it.

[Scoliat11]

OMG Im 11 and I really want to burn my brace too yay But I sometimes feel so alone in it. I have one that had a leg extention. but I just had surgery on may 9 yay


I hate mine too do you swet a lot?

[sparklegirl59]

A Ton!

yes i sweat in mine A TON!!! i absolutely DREAD hot days so i don't get out when it's hot. also, i sweat at nite and it REALLY sucks!

[wildlifehays]

I got mine last friday and i'm still getting into it. I have a Boston, and i'm 12 and almost a 1/2 so not that much age difference. I do hate mine , but please, please,do not burn it cuz i am a HUGE nature nut, and my idol is Jane Goodall. I think I'm going to run it over with a tractor, but if I can drive by then, (gosh i hope i dont have it that long) I'll crush it with a car. My doctor says i can take it off when i'm done growing. I used to want to be a kid forever, but now, after I was braced, I hope that I stop tomarrow

[scurve_99]

I would agree that destroying the brace is not the best idea. A lot of bad things could happen besides there are a number of people out there that are less fortunate that could possibly bennefit from it. I would suggest donating it either to a thrift store or a church that sends them over to third world countries. Many thrift stores sell things like this to people who may need them for various purposes and then use the money to do things like run a soup kitchen etcetera.

Ask your orthotist if they want it or can donate it for you. perhaps they can recycle the materials.

Mike

[wildlifehays]

I would agree that destroying the brace is not the best idea. A lot of bad things could happen besides there are a number of people out there that are less fortunate that could possibly bennefit from it. I would suggest donating it either to a thrift store or a church that sends them over to third world countries. Many thrift stores sell things like this to people who may need them for various purposes and then use the money to do things like run a soup kitchen etcetera.

Ask your orthotist if they want it or can donate it for you. perhaps they can recycle the materials.

Mike

Ahh, recyclig, that is my name and game!!! That way your destroying it for a good cause, THE ENVIROMENT!!! No more taking natures resorces and just destroying them then taking more, re-use everything!!! Thanks for those wonderful ideas scurve_99!!!