# I Can't Talk **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 6, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702 "2006-04-06T23:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/1 "2006-04-06T23:33:18Z")
Not only do I normally have a speech impediment, now I also have a massive retainer. This is so much worse than braces… I’m not kidding, not a single person can understand a single word I say. It’s really boring, but sorta gives me an interesting perspective, as I’m really quiet, and I simply don’t talk, and nobody talks to me. 🙂 But it sucks! ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/2 "2006-04-06T23:35:09Z")
Yeah, I remember when my sister had her retainer. It was pretty funny. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/3 "2006-04-06T23:36:56Z")
Does she normally have a speech impediment? ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/4 "2006-04-06T23:45:36Z")
> [@nokrev](#): > > Does she normally have a speech impediment? No, but I’m trying to imagine how much funnier it would’ve been. Sorry… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![3d\_Nirvana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a88e4f/32.png) [@3d\_Nirvana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3d_Nirvana)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/5 "2006-04-06T23:51:32Z")
psh after a couple days you dont wear the retainer… it kinda ruins the point of having a perfect smile… it’s like a model wearing a bag over her face so it cant get damaged 🙂 I only wear it at night 😉 ---
**Author:** ![unclesond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@unclesond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unclesond)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/6 "2006-04-06T23:54:31Z")
I had a top and bottom retainer when my brace went in, I remember I just drooled for days. I sat with a glass under my mouth for hours catching spit…that defo doesn’t win u any new friends 😉 I couldn’t talk properly either. It gets better with time, give it a week or two and you’ll sound a lot more normal, you hope 😉 At least we can understand, unless you got one of those new retainers that effects your keystroke 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/7 "2006-04-07T00:00:03Z")
I can type and write just fine, thankfully. 😜 And I don’t mind if you laugh at me, wizard. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![3d\_Nirvana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a88e4f/32.png) [@3d\_Nirvana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3d_Nirvana)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/8 "2006-04-07T00:02:58Z")
if you have a bottom retainer too… ask about a permanent wire retainer for the bottom… it’s a thin very strong wire that is glued on the inside of your front teeth (cant see it) and I cant even feel it… really nice 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/9 "2006-04-07T00:03:44Z")
… yea i havent seen retainers in a long time now they give the invisible plastic things \*(invisaline?). You should of just got those they are much better than retainers your talking about. I also only wear them at night even though they are invisible. ---
**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/10 "2006-04-07T01:04:55Z")
> [@wizard](#): > > Yeah, I remember when my sister had her retainer. It was pretty funny. 😃 WIZARD!!! :cantlook: I am being fitted for a retainer next month; I have worn braces for the past 2 years and I have had it;They are clear so no one notices but I am done!! I’m 27 years old!! Is a retainer worse than braces?? ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/11 "2006-04-07T01:08:48Z")
retainer makes you talk weird, _giggles_ kinda like with a lysp ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/12 "2006-04-07T01:10:16Z")
Retainers are much less painful, but more annoying. 😉 I didn’t have the opportunity to get a permanent one, because my teeth were too bad in the back of the front bottom teeth. I didn’t brush well enough. ☹ Yeah, but now I have two lisps, sparkey. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/13 "2006-04-07T01:12:22Z")
> [@nokrev](#): > > Retainers are much less painful, but more annoying. 😉 > > I didn’t have the opportunity to get a permanent one, because my teeth were too bad in the back of the front bottom teeth. I didn’t brush well enough. ☹ > > Yeah, but now I have two lisps, sparkey. 😉 lisp? i always thought it was lysp! damn! ---
**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/14 "2006-04-07T01:19:45Z")
> [@nokrev](#): > > Retainers are much less painful, but more annoying. 😉 > > I didn’t have the opportunity to get a permanent one, because my teeth were too bad in the back of the front bottom teeth. I didn’t brush well enough. ☹ > > Yeah, but now I have two lisps, sparkey. 😉 I’m sorry Nokrev but think how beautful your smile will be when it is all over:D ---
**Author:** ![Oli\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f05b48/32.png) [@Oli\_G](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Oli_G)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/15 "2006-04-07T01:25:30Z")
You’ll lothe the lithp. I lost my front teeth for 4.5 years as a kid, which obviouthly developed into a loverly lithp. But with a bit of practithe… you can loothe the lithp quite easily 😛 ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/16 "2006-04-07T01:27:31Z")
> [@Oli-G](#): > > I lost my front teeth for 4.5 years as a kid, which obviouthly developed into a loverly lithp. i think you meant I lotht my fronth theeth for 4.5 yearth ath a kid, which obviouthly developed into a loverly lithp. ---
**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/17 "2006-04-07T01:43:34Z")
![](http://www.ostheller.com/images/Retainer.gif) ^Theres what i was talking about… they give no lithp and are very comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![dreeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dreeft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreeft)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/18 "2006-04-07T01:44:49Z")
■■■■ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/19 "2006-04-07T01:45:56Z")
> [@Templarian](#): > > ^Theres what i was talking about… they give no lithp and are very comfortable. I know. My orthodontist is all over that crap, so I’m sure if I could’ve gotten it, I would have. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SPAD3S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SPAD3S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SPAD3S)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702/20 "2006-04-07T02:27:48Z")
Hey jeff, whats a speech inpediment??? lol [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-talk/184702.md?page=2)