AITA for not being “discreet” about my up coming procedure? This literally just happened like a hour ago. So I 34F am about to have a total dental extraction and most likely being stuck with dentures with a slim possibility of implants down the line. I’ve already come to terms about this and honestly I’m excited to just not be in pain anymore and to be comfortable smiling in front of others. But I was talking to my team at work about it since I’ll be off for about a week, which they are all happy for me btw. One of my other coworkers was there, who we’ll call C (40s F), who didn’t say anything right then but after the others left (C was off at 7pm I’m of 10pm the others were off at 4pm and 5pm) told me I should be “discreet” about having dentures so young in front of others.
I’m like ??? What do you mean? And she’s said she’d be embarrassed to have dentures that young and I shouldn’t go and tell others about it.
I literally stared at her and said “I’m sorry you feel insecure about yourself like that, but I’m not going to be insecure about something that millions of people have, and especially something the people I work with will notice.”
I’ll be honest I didn’t say that nicely and was definitely short with her, she was then short with me until she left.
*Maybe I could have been nicer about it* and I guess I should probably apologize for being short with her.
But I’m so tired of hating my smile and being in pain from my bad teeth.
