I need advice.

I have sort of an overbite, my lower jaw is about 6/7 mm behind my upper jaw.

I have had a sort of 'trainer', something that would've fixed it, but because I couldn't sleep with that thing in my mouth, I never wore it.

Last week, I went to the orthodontist, and she adviced me that I should take braces.

Now, I'm kinda stuck. I'm 14, soon turning 15, which is a bit too late for braces, in my opinion.

If I would choose the braces, I would have them for 2 years, maybe even longer, meaning that I would have them untill 17, when I'll (probably) graduate.

What I'm afraid of, is that I'll be laughed at. I mean, I already have glasses, always wear a ponytail, and then add braces, not a very good combination.

Yesterday I was thinking about it, and was like, fuck it, I don't care what people think about me.

But the problem is, I do. And I can say what I want, but I know that I always will care what others think about me.

My mother keeps on pushing me, saying I have to do it, or I will regret it for the rest of my life.

I honestly don't know what to do.

Sometimes I'm feeling like I should do it, but 5 minutes later I think I shouldn't, and this has been going on for a while now.

The main reason why I feel like I should take them, is because my (former? We don't really talk anymore) friend always said she would never have braces, and last year she suddenly had them. I she could do it, why can't I?

But she did it last year. I really regret not doing it earlier now. I don't want to have braces on my last school picture.

There is a possibility that I won't have them when the photos are taken, but if we want to do it with insurance and that kinda stuff, I will have to wait till January, making it even later.

So that's why I want to have opinions of other people, because I think that only my mother's isn't enough.