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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
DIY Dentistry

Last night, we attended another Louisville Bats baseball game. It was a gorgeous night and a great game. I even got to see ol' Denard Span play, a former Swing of the Quad Cities player, who was there when I was part of the front office.

The Bats games are always a good time, and there are always interesting people to watch.

Last night, we got a front row seat to some questionable parenting and dental practices all in one!

A boy sitting in front of us, probably about 12 or 13, was MACKING on a bag of peanuts, and all of a sudden yells "OW!"

Sure as the Pope is Catholic, the kid had braces, and eating peanuts is a big no-no, as several of us know.

His vigorous peanut mastication caused one of his wires to pop out of a bracket on the side of his mouth, so the wire was poking him in the cheek. Quite painful, and exactly what orthodontists warn us AGAINST.

His parents were sitting with him the whole time, and allowing him to crunch on these peanuts and roasted shells. So when the kid's wire pops out, dad decides to take matters into his own hands.

Clearly, this man really wanted to avoid a trip to the orthodontists office, because he took up the tool closest to him, his car keys, and went to work trying to re-install the wire into the kid's braces.

I have never seen a father simultaneously choking his son while jamming car keys into his mouth. It was a sight to behold...

So, being the keen observer and documentarian of human behavior that I am, I snapped a shady photo of him with my phone.

I will now display it for your horror and amusement.

Here's dad... with the car keys. No doubt making things much much worse.

Please, do not try this at home. But it's ok to do it in public at a baseball game.