I love my mother and I understand she's coming from a good place, however, as I will be starting university next year, I am not terribly keen on wearing braces for the first 2 years of it. Whilst I understand increasing numbers of girls my age (17) are wearing braces into university, I would rather not waste my mothers money on something I don't need. We're talking £3,000. I will insert pictures of my perfectly adequate teeth (and face;P ) so you can decide for yourselves. My mother is convinced that my teeth will become horse-esque if this 'problem' is not dealt with immediately.