My eyes are not the same. I developed a paranoia about this when I broke up with a boy at age fifteen and he called me cross eyed.

A friend reminded me of the fact over dinner one night and said it’d be easy to get fixed- By cutting a muscle!!!

A week past along with a great deal of panic and I have reached a nice cosy place with it all. My eyes are damned fine. In fact they are unique!

Upon quizzing my work mates no one had ever noticed. My ex knew all about it but as he said when you’re looking into someone’s eyes a lot of course you notice (but bless his heart, he never made fun!). He assured me that he has skinny legs and weird hair and that no one is perfect.

Indeed no one is and I like it that way!


P.S. I have my eye on you (and you won’t know which one!)

:chuckle: I find it a little unnerving. When I worked in retail serving customers I'm always thinking "am I looking at the right eye??"

my eyes are not really noticable, but I worked with a guy who had two eyes that went in different directions. Once I got to know him a little you just forget it's there really.

hmmm no one is is sharing...

are the adorables all perfect huh?

(cheeky grin and a wink of a dodgy eye!)

My most mild foible is that i have been told i whistle unconsciously. A lot.

Allegedly they can hear me downstairs.

Allegedly.

:typing:

I knew someone that kind of made a 'mmw mmw mmw' noise when eating. I spose he was enjoying his food and didn't realsise his semi-audibly made it known :)

anyone got a third nipple or two belly buttons or something really interesting??

No, I'm practically perfect in every way....LOL!

James I cannot stand whistling. There is a guy here in my office who whistles, and to me its like running fingernails down a blackboard....

One of my cheekbones is higher that the other. No one would notice this but me... and my make-up teacher who announced it to the whole class :flames:

my cheekbones dont go well with my nose... and I have cankles

my housemate HATES her cankles! although I don't think they're bad!

mine are getting more slender with exercise - they weren't very attractive a year ago! lol

Apparently I heave big double sighs, like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. That's pretty annoying. I also talk in my sleep (actual conversations) and apparently last year whilst asleep I bit the pardner on the elbow, out of nowhere (must have been a really bad dream...maybe I was hunting something...an arm, perhaps?)

I also have double-jointed little fingers, and I click them in and out when I'm stressed. Eeeeewww, even I'm aware that it's gross.

i have a big nose & i crack my neck, back & knuckles & apprantly i whistle horribly [by my sis - lucky she is in Mel ]

I think one of my eyes is slightly bigger than the other.

I don't like to publicly speak about my self-perceived foibles (unless I'm premenstrual, menstrual, or have read too many fashion magazines!) because normally other people don't event notice the 'faults' of someone else, unless it is pointed out to them...or glaringly obvious. But rest assured, I am foible-ridden!

Too many to list, but I'll give it a go:

Physically:

I have a permanent pot belly.
I have dark under-eye circles (think 'luggage').
I have an interesting and very deep belly button. At one stage it was keyhole-shaped, but the last lot of surgery, he stitched it back up.

Generally:

I sigh a lot according the the husband.
I say things like 'Darn, dammit, oh bugger! oops, whoops a daisy, and son of a mongrel goat-herd' on a fairly regular basis. I can swear like a wharfie/forestry worker/fisherman if I want, but prefer to keep it clean, unless I am really really upset, hurt or frustrated.
I use my whole body when I talk, especially when I am telling a story.

:dunce: :confused: :rollthoseeyes: :spin: sum me up 99% of the time, seperately or in any variety of combinations

:no: :chuckle: :ashamed: sums up most people's reactions to me being the above

I love your responses Sapphire and Rosie! :)

I don't like to publicly speak about my self-perceived foibles (unless I'm premenstrual, menstrual, or have read too many fashion magazines!) because normally other people don't event notice the 'faults' of someone else, unless it is pointed out to them...or glaringly obvious. But rest assured, I am foible-ridden!

That's so true and well-put, Sapphire. We all have a million things that we pick up on, but that no-one else ever notices. Allison, I'm sure no-one has ever noticed your eye thing!! I've seen a couple of pics of you and I have no clue what you're even talking about. But really, if all of our self-criticisms were really true, wouldn't we be hideous beasts who should never leave the house? I swear I could spend hours in front of a mirror, picking and hating every separate part of myself. I could make a list a mile long about the parts of my body I hate. And yet, amazingly, I manage to go into public every day without being stared at, and some even find me mildly attractive!

I don't know if this is inappropriate for the forum or not, but I think everyone here is supposed to be 16 or over so I guess it's permissible....I'm going to try to say this without sounding slutty....the only time I get major psycho-overload body-consciousness is when I have my kit off with a new guy (IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN). I pretty much have to have a drink or two, and then just swallow my insecurities and fake-believe I'm the most gorgeous, sexy, stretch-mark-and-cellulite-free, she-minx (Toastie's phrase!) that ever lived. So far, a man has never told me I'm revolting with my clothes off, so it musn't be as bad as I imagine...

I use my whole body when I talk, especially when I am telling a story.


My mum does this too, its funny but I think its great! :)

My mum does this too, its funny but I think its great! :)
I use my hands a lot, apparently - I only realised it at the end of Year 12, when the Year 11s did a revue that included a take-off of the debating team, the girl that was ripping me off used all these exaggerated hand gestures and paused a lot :chuckle: pretty funny!

That's so true and well-put, Sapphire. We all have a million things that we pick up on, but that no-one else ever notices. Allison, I'm sure no-one has ever noticed your eye thing!! I've seen a couple of pics of you and I have no clue what you're even talking about. But really, if all of our self-criticisms were really true, wouldn't we be hideous beasts who should never leave the house? I swear I could spend hours in front of a mirror, picking and hating every separate part of myself. I could make a list a mile long about the parts of my body I hate. And yet, amazingly, I manage to go into public every day without being stared at, and some even find me mildly attractive!

I don't know if this is inappropriate for the forum or not, but I think everyone here is supposed to be 16 or over so I guess it's permissible....I'm going to try to say this without sounding slutty....the only time I get major psycho-overload body-consciousness is when I have my kit off with a new guy (IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN). I pretty much have to have a drink or two, and then just swallow my insecurities and fake-believe I'm the most gorgeous, sexy, stretch-mark-and-cellulite-free, she-minx (Toastie's phrase!) that ever lived. So far, a man has never told me I'm revolting with my clothes off, so it musn't be as bad as I imagine...

So true, ozcat! Most boys do not even know what cellulite is! My beau has certain photos of me that I despise but he adores them – he honestly (yes, and I mean honestly!) thinks they make me look cute. Once I went through old photos and tried to throw out any ones of myself that I really did not like (thinking that when I have children, grandchildren, then eventually die, people will go through my photos and only see evidence of a 100 percent spunk!) but beau saw them in the bin and took them all back out again, lol! He likes to keep photos of me no matter what…as evidence of his love. Mind you, there were a couple that I sneakily threw out when he was away again!

So true, ozcat! Most boys do not even know what cellulite is! My beau has certain photos of me that I despise but he adores them – he honestly (yes, and I mean honestly!) thinks they make me look cute. Once I went through old photos and tried to throw out any ones of myself that I really did not like (thinking that when I have children, grandchildren, then eventually die, people will go through my photos and only see evidence of a 100 percent spunk!) but beau saw them in the bin and took them all back out again, lol! He likes to keep photos of me no matter what…as evidence of his love. Mind you, there were a couple that I sneakily threw out when he was away again!

:chuckle: that's funny Sapphire. There are plenty of things I don't like about my appearance as well, but my boy seems to be blind to it.... which is a-ok with me!! lol

We are our own worst critics! :shockedhair::chuckle:

I have only recently learnt to love my 'quirks'.

I have square-ish hips that are pretty obvious because I have quite a small waste. I have learnt to love these as they were fashionable in the 60's or 70's or something.

I have a gigantic forehead! I'm talking HUGE! But I cover it with a fringe. People don't notice and try to argue with me, so I whip my fringe back like a curtain and then they believe me!

I have more but I have to go now, lol.

My teeth started to look a bit yucky because of all the medication I was taking so I spent thousands of dollars having all my top teeth veneered and Several hundred getting my bottom teeth professionally bleached. The thing is that only my family noticed they looked different, no one else really noticed. However a young man told me I had fabulous teeth last week which made my dental torture all worthwhile.

Wow veneers? My bf got his front tooth capped and that was $1000 alone! For one tooth! :shockedhair:

Wow veneers? My bf got his front tooth capped and that was $1000 alone! For one tooth! :shockedhair:

Yep Jaime it was super expensive. I had it done just over a year ago now on all of my front top teeth 6 in total. I can't remember how much it was exactly but it was somewhere around $2,300 per tooth. My health fund paid about $3,500 all up and I had to pay the balance (well Mum and Dad did)!

It was a long process as I had to go to a dental lab where my natural tooth colour was matched to the shade of veneers I was to get. The day all my own teeth were filed down for the veneers to be put over the top required 6 hours in a dentists chair!

It seriously was the best thing I ever did. My teeth look natural and healthy and I am no longer self conscious of my teeth anymore.

PCC, I am sure your teeth look wonderful. How do you feel about the results?
I had some major dental work carried out a year ago following a fall inwhich I broke some front teeth. 4 crowns a whitening program and many $$$$ later I am more than satisfied with the ultimate results. Having said that it took months before anyone commented.

Yes there's nothing worse than being self concious about smiling because you're ashamed of your teeth. I had horrific buck teeth as a kid, but braces straightened that out when I was 11...

PCC, I am sure your teeth look wonderful. How do you feel about the results?
I had some major dental work carried out a year ago following a fall inwhich I broke some front teeth. 4 crowns a whitening program and many $$$$ later I am more than satisfied with the ultimate results. Having said that it took months before anyone commented.

I am absolutley thrilled with the results Charismatic. My own teeth had became very grey and thin looking due to a lot of the medication I was taking for my kidney. They were always perfectly straight but having the veneers made such a huge difference. I have a beautiful smile now and all the self consciousness has disappeared. Well worth every cent in my opinion. It's almost like I am a different person now with my great teeth. I would do it all over again tomorrow if I had my time over again.

PCC, I am sure your teeth look wonderful. How do you feel about the results?
I had some major dental work carried out a year ago following a fall inwhich I broke some front teeth. 4 crowns a whitening program and many $$$$ later I am more than satisfied with the ultimate results. Having said that it took months before anyone commented.

That gives me hope, charismatic. A few years ago I fell and snapped some front teeth; they were fixed but without veneers (or is it crowns?) so they have begun to develop a few tiny scratches chips, which I want to have fixed for my wedding. I have always looked after my teeth, and had lots of calcium etc as a child but my teeth-health has always been quite bad. As a child I was sick a lot and some say that excessive amounts of antibiotics (which I certainly had) can decay teeth prematurely. I need to have a molar removed and replaced, as well as a few fillings and the repair work already mentioned but I am so intensely scared of the dentist! I have had one too many painful episodes, then the fall/tooth break nailed the coffin for me! Plus, the money involved is just as frightening. But I am trying to build up the courage – I have set myself a goal to make that appointment in the next 2 weeks. I am also afraid a dentist will silently judge me for having so many teeth problems when I am barely 27. :(

That gives me hope, charismatic. A few years ago I fell and snapped some front teeth; they were fixed but without veneers (or is it crowns?) so they have begun to develop a few tiny scratches chips, which I want to have fixed for my wedding. I have always looked after my teeth, and had lots of calcium etc as a child but my teeth-health has always been quite bad. As a child I was sick a lot and some say that excessive amounts of antibiotics (which I certainly had) can decay teeth prematurely. I need to have a molar removed and replaced, as well as a few fillings and the repair work already mentioned but I am so intensely scared of the dentist! I have had one too many painful episodes, then the fall/tooth break nailed the coffin for me! Plus, the money involved is just as frightening. But I am trying to build up the courage – I have set myself a goal to make that appointment in the next 2 weeks. I am also afraid a dentist will silently judge me for having so many teeth problems when I am barely 27. :(

They wont judge - that would be unfair. I was scared the dentist was going to give me a telling off for having a tongue stud! :o She didn't mention it once!

Actually Sapphire, where in Perth are you? My dentist is just lovely if you want her number? She's up in Clarkson though.... that's a fair way for most..

Actually Sapphire, where in Perth are you? My dentist is just lovely if you want her number? She's up in Clarkson though.... that's a fair way for most..

Thanks, Jaime! But I'm in Northbridge, and work in the city, so I'm looking for somewhere there so I can mamage visits around my work hours. That is so lovely to think of me though. :)

You're welcome :)
I think finding a good dentist is like finding a good hairdresser sometimes!

That gives me hope, charismatic. A few years ago I fell and snapped some front teeth; they were fixed but without veneers (or is it crowns?) so they have begun to develop a few tiny scratches chips, which I want to have fixed for my wedding. I have always looked after my teeth, and had lots of calcium etc as a child but my teeth-health has always been quite bad. As a child I was sick a lot and some say that excessive amounts of antibiotics (which I certainly had) can decay teeth prematurely. I need to have a molar removed and replaced, as well as a few fillings and the repair work already mentioned but I am so intensely scared of the dentist! I have had one too many painful episodes, then the fall/tooth break nailed the coffin for me! Plus, the money involved is just as frightening. But I am trying to build up the courage – I have set myself a goal to make that appointment in the next 2 weeks. I am also afraid a dentist will silently judge me for having so many teeth problems when I am barely 27. :(

Sapphire, they will not judge you. The only person judging you is yourself. Take my advice and just bite the bullet and make an appointment. Whatever the process the end result will be so rewarding that all else will be easily forgotten.

I would do it all again in a blink! :D

Sapphire, they will not judge you. The only person judging you is yourself. Take my advice and just bite the bullet and make an appointment. Whatever the process the end result will be so rewarding that all else will be easily forgotten.

I would do it all again in a blink! :D

Oh I know...unfortunately proscratination is my friend!

Ps - Jaime, you are so right about the dentist/hairdresser comment. Plus, add good doctor to that too!

Thanks, Jaime! But I'm in Northbridge, and work in the city, so I'm looking for somewhere there so I can mamage visits around my work hours. That is so lovely to think of me though. :)

Harbourne dental in subi is good... I went there couple of years ago just before I moved to melbourne. There was a blonde gal that was new then and she was awesome! I can't remember her name though...

Harbourne dental in subi is good... I went there couple of years ago just before I moved to melbourne. There was a blonde gal that was new then and she was awesome! I can't remember her name though...

Thank you, Allison! It is so hard finding these sorts of things in strange cities. I had the perfect doctor and the perfect dentist in Melbourne...so I have a very high standard!

I used to go to the holistic centre in I think it was west leederville. The GP I way was an Ayurveydic GP so trained in both Ayurveydic easter medicine and traditional western. I think the clinic was called 'desana' ( I can look through my phone numbers otherwise.) Anyways they have chiros and all types of body specialists there under the one roof.

I know an excellent homeopath in WA too. I had to start from scratch here in Melbourne, I always prefer to ask around to see whose great. Word of mouth is the best!

The particular dentist I mentioned was just fantastic. Going to the dentist is never pleasant, but I actually enjoyed that visti- she was really honest about my teeth and funny so the time just passed quickly. she'd be about thirty now I'd say, but I can't remember her name! She would have been new to the practice in 2004...

xxx

I used to go to the holistic centre in I think it was west leederville. The GP I way was an Ayurveydic GP so trained in both Ayurveydic easter medicine and traditional western. I think the clinic was called 'desana' ( I can look through my phone numbers otherwise.) Anyways they have chiros and all types of body specialists there under the one roof.

I know an excellent homeopath in WA too. I had to start from scratch here in Melbourne, I always prefer to ask around to see whose great. Word of mouth is the best!

The particular dentist I mentioned was just fantastic. Going to the dentist is never pleasant, but I actually enjoyed that visti- she was really honest about my teeth and funny so the time just passed quickly. she'd be about thirty now I'd say, but I can't remember her name! She would have been new to the practice in 2004...

xxx

Thank you Allison - this is extremely helpful. Leederville is not far from my home at all. Thank you very much! xo

Sapphire make sure you make that appointment and go and get it done!! I had little chips out of my two front teeth and I knew I had to get them fixed but I kept putting it off and off (both a laziness thing and a scary money thing). Anyway I went in and had it done and it was easy and painless and quite cheap. I can't remember exactly what he did but it was only around $200 per tooth (I say "only", ha!). I'm so happy now as I can smile broadly without feeling self conscious. I would love to get my teeth bleached though, they're so yellow (okay not "so" yellow but quite yellow). I think yellow teeth must be genetic because my parents and brother both have them even though they have always taken care of their teeth?

Sapphire make sure you make that appointment and go and get it done!! I had little chips out of my two front teeth and I knew I had to get them fixed but I kept putting it off and off (both a laziness thing and a scary money thing). Anyway I went in and had it done and it was easy and painless and quite cheap. I can't remember exactly what he did but it was only around $200 per tooth (I say "only", ha!). I'm so happy now as I can smile broadly without feeling self conscious. I would love to get my teeth bleached though, they're so yellow (okay not "so" yellow but quite yellow). I think yellow teeth must be genetic because my parents and brother both have them even though they have always taken care of their teeth?

I will definatly make an appointment next week, when I return from Victoria for my brother's wedding.

Thank you Adorables for your very motivating words. xo

I will definatly make an appointment next week, when I return from Victoria for my brother's wedding.

Thank you Adorables for your very motivating words. xo

Wow, two family weddings in a year!

Wow, two family weddings in a year!

Just arrived back from my wedding weekend away, actually. Yes, two weddings this year - it is his second marriage so it was more low-key, with the reception on their farm in the wool shed!

It is a very big year for my family - I am getting married at the end of November, my cousin is getting married at the beginning of November, and another cousin is due to give birth to her first child in November too! November must be a magical month for my clan. :)

It is a very big year for my family - I am getting married at the end of November, my cousin is getting married at the beginning of November, and another cousin is due to give birth to her first child in November too! November must be a magical month for my clan. :)

And hopefully we get to meet YOU in November!

And hopefully we get to meet YOU in November!

Lol, yes I would love to meet some Adorables! Will definitely be around, though my head will be positively spinning pre-wedding!

That gives me hope, charismatic. A few years ago I fell and snapped some front teeth; they were fixed but without veneers (or is it crowns?) so they have begun to develop a few tiny scratches chips, which I want to have fixed for my wedding. I have always looked after my teeth, and had lots of calcium etc as a child but my teeth-health has always been quite bad. As a child I was sick a lot and some say that excessive amounts of antibiotics (which I certainly had) can decay teeth prematurely. I need to have a molar removed and replaced, as well as a few fillings and the repair work already mentioned but I am so intensely scared of the dentist! I have had one too many painful episodes, then the fall/tooth break nailed the coffin for me! Plus, the money involved is just as frightening. But I am trying to build up the courage – I have set myself a goal to make that appointment in the next 2 weeks. I am also afraid a dentist will silently judge me for having so many teeth problems when I am barely 27. :(

Hello lovelies :waving:

I just thought I would give you all an update on my dental fears. I have just had the last of my fillings done - I finally found a great dentist in the Perth CBD area who is very gentle and supportive of my ridiculous dentist phobia. It turns out that all of my fillings needed replacing (and I have a lot of fillings!) because when I was at university I had a lot of fillings done that weren't done properly. Apparently if you get a white/ceramic filling the dentist has to be extra careful to remove any bacteria and clean the cavity tooth properly as the ceramic fillings are more porous than the old silver ones and can get reinfected if not done properly. So my teeth were decaying again and because I had not been to the dentist for a few years they were in desperate need of attention! Also, there were a couple of teeth that had been filled years ago - when I was a child - with the silver fillings and the uni dentist had taken out the silver ones to replace with the ceramic ones but when my new dentist was refilling and checking my teeth he said that the old dentist had only partially removed the sliver ones then refilled the teeth with bits of silver filling still in them! This also means that ceramic fillings cannot 'set' or bind with the tooth properly, again making way for premature decay. Apparently it is the mix of chemicals or something that won't allow them to bind.

Anyway, after all of that drama, plus wisdom teeth removal, plus many fortnightly visits to have my teeth refilled, I am almost at the end of my dental regeneration! I am now going to have crowns put on my two front teeth to make them stronger after my fainting episode several years back that caused me to fall and snap those teeth in half, plus I will have a little cosmetic work done on the front of my mouth and whitening so I will have a more glamorous wedding smile. What a journey!

Thank you all again for your supportive words a while back when I was venting my fears - it really helped me to get my act together in this respect. xoxo

What a journey Sapphire, all sounds worth it though, good on you! :kissing:

Sapphy you will eventually forget the process and just appreciate your mouth full of beautiful teeth.:whipcrack:

What a journey Sapphire, all sounds worth it though, good on you! :kissing:

Lol, a journey it is! A very pricey one at that - but worth it.

Sapphy you will eventually forget the process and just appreciate your mouth full of beautiful teeth.:whipcrack:

Thanks lovely C! I am actually quite excited about the results. I'm feeling about them like TBA felt about her new boozies methinks :)

Thanks lovely C! I am actually quite excited about the results. I'm feeling about them like TBA felt about her new boozies methinks :)

:chuckle: Understandable as they are both major feature enhancements. :glee:

That's awesome Sapphy. Having a great smile really does improve your confidence sooo much. I know the dentist is super-scary; I have no problem with it myself but my mum almost breaks down when she has to go! Good on you for beating your fear. Your mouth will thank you in a few years - not only from a cosmetic perspective but now you will avoid all those horrible toothache troubles!