I became the Tooth Fairy yesterday. It was quite simply, amazing. My oldest lost her first tooth and thus a new Tooth Fairy was made. It didn't come with wings or pixie dust, but it was quite magical.It came out last night just before bedtime and in her most "Marge in Charge" tone of voice my daughter explained to us that the first time you lose a tooth, the Tooth Fairy brings you a whistle. The Father and I looked at each other and without speaking a word aloud I knew we were thinking exactly the same thing. I REALLY HOPE TARGET SELLS WHISTLES AND I HOPE I CAN GET THERE BEFORE IT CLOSES!!! We asked her where she heard this deal about the whistle and she just looked at us like we were complete idiots, rolled her eyes, and replied "Mom. Everyone knows that's just what happens. You can't whistle with missing teeth so you have to wear one around your neck." Duh! How could I have been so unenlightened?
She arrived during the most secret part of the night, or in my case around 9:30pm because I had to get up early today, and took away the tiny pearl. In its place our rookie Tooth Fairy left a whistle. (Yes, you can buy whistles at Target. They're in the sporting goods section!) With careful steps I snuck out of the room, gripping that tiny tooth. I closed the door silently behind me and breathed a sigh of relief. I had done it! Completed my job as the Tooth Fairy and not been discovered. I couldn't believe how fast my heart was beating. It was a simple thrill to participate in this kind of magic, but as I stood there in the quiet hallway and opened my hand to see what I grasped I thought to myself WHAT THE HECK DO I DO WITH THIS GROSS TOOTH? It used to be part of my kid. Do I just throw it away? I looked at the Father, who just shrugged his shoulders as if to imply that I was the mother and I was supposed to know what to do in these situations.
So that's how I began my adventures as the Tooth Fairy. There will be many more visits but there will never be another first time.
And yes, I threw it away.
love it...good thing Gwen doesn't know about the whistle thing...maybe I should get her one next time though, she will be missing her two top front and 2 on the bottom. I don't know how she will eat.
ReplyDelete(I thought I was a thrower not a keeper...but I guess not, I kept her teeth, and I have Ellie's too.)
I kept my teeth when I was little (my Tooth Fairy gave me a dime and let me keep it!)... but when I was 15 or so I found them and thought it was the grossest thing EVER. good move on throwing it out.
ReplyDeleteI confess that I made a small little envelope, glued it in the baby book on the "tooth" page and placed the tooth inside :/ I cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide first! But, this wasn't even the first tooth...he swallowed the first tooth, and the tooth fairy brought him a 50c piece anyway ;)
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