April 25, 2025
by Liana Marie Holt

Lately, I’ve been feeling completely trapped. I have several cavities that have gotten so bad they can’t even be saved anymore. I need extractions and probably implants down the line, but the cost is outrageous. Even the cheapest options are way more than I can afford right now.

I’m not someone who usually considers “unconventional” ways to make money, but desperation changes you. I’ve actually been thinking about trying to become a sugar baby. It’s not something I ever imagined for myself, but when you’re backed into a corner like this, every option starts looking different.

I guess you could say I’m average-looking. Nothing special, but I can clean up nice. The thing is, I’m so self-conscious about my teeth. I keep wondering if it would just scare people off the second they saw me smile too wide. I already feel like it holds me back in regular life—how much worse would it be when appearances matter even more?

I hate even thinking this way. It makes me feel like I’m selling pieces of myself just to fix a problem that shouldn’t have gotten this bad in the first place. But here I am, weighing choices I never thought I’d have to make, because what else can I do?

I don’t know. Maybe I’m just venting. Maybe I just needed to say it somewhere out loud.