Mouthwear Stories: My Lousy Luck

This story was retrieved from the old M's Mouthwear website from an internet archive. My Lousy Luck

I can't believe it, I lost a sure thing bet to my mother, it is like she knew. My mother and I had a deal, when school started I could go back to 16 hour wear. If I came up short on wear during the week I could make up time on the weekends, she could keep track. After a bit of a fight we agreed that I would never have to wear it to school or a school function. I argued that it was not fair to make me be the only one in the school wearing headgear. She said that argument only works if no one else does wear one, and she said if anyone else did, then I would have to start wearing it on days I did not make 16 hours. I agreed, what did I have to lose, no one wears these things to school, and even on the freak chance someone did, my mother would have to see it, because I was sure never going to tell. So there we were, my mother and I at a freshman parent/student orientation at school on Tuesday and in walks a girl, another freshman, wearing a high pull headgear. She didn't seem to be the least bit concerned. I found out yesterday that she has been wearing it since January, and wore it every day to jr. high. They sat about three rows behind us and I prayed mom didn't see it. No luck. She turned to talk to someone behind me, saw the headgear, and gave me the I told you so speech. So now if I ever come up short I have to make up time at school. My current schedule allows me 13 hours at home with this on every night, that brings me up with 15 hours to make up on the weekend, which means I either start wearing it one day a week to school, or all weekend. Great choice, isn't it. And she never stops either, She figures if I wear it one day a week to school, than I might as well wear it every day to school, since by then everyone will know I wear this thing. And she asked if that girl was still wearing hers, I almost lied and said no, but she is. Since I went didn't wear it at all yesterday (though I lost the facebow, fell behind the nighttable) (dumb excuse #5) I now have to wear it to school on Monday. How do I get myself in messes like this?