#22: A Dramatic Miscommunication
When this person was a kid, his mom got him unintentionally banned from the orthodontist. We know this sounds almost impossible, but it really happened. It all started with a simple, innocent question that got way out of hand. During a routine appointment, our storyteller’s mom asked the orthodontist why his degree was from the US. They were in France, so his mom was just genuinely curious.
Maybe it was the long-standing tension between American and French culture; maybe it was the orthodontist’s own insecurities. Whatever the reason, he interpreted the question as a personal attack! He insulted the storyteller’s mom and left the room. Thankfully, they only had one more appointment together, and after the last one, the orthodontist straight-up told his mom that if any of her other children needed braces, she should go somewhere else. Dang!