He was not as enthused about turning over his prized possession to the Tooth Fairy:
He requested that I "bag up" his little chomper and take a picture while I was doing my standard "lost tooth" photo documentation:
The kid's name is fitting. He totally looks like a Jack-o'-lantern:
Jack took his baggie to school and promptly lost it and its precious contents.
My son is now out a couple bucks, a tooth, and the ability to eat a Taffy Apple for a few months.
I, on the other hand, am up one blog entry.
I would have been shocked for him NOT to have lost it LOL All 4 of my kiddos have at one tooth or 2 wanted to "take it" with them & YEP not a one was protective enough to bring it home safely even though they promised not to lose it LOL
ReplyDeleteLove the toothless smile that is priceless!!
These kids...so undependable. Good thing kids aren't in charge of transporting organs, right? (;
DeleteUh-oh...do you need me to send you a tooth from my tooth fairy stash? Cuz that didn't just sound weird or gross or anything?
ReplyDeleteYou didn't already make those into a necklace???
DeleteCongrats on the doubly lost tooth, an excellent money saver that I may have to employ in a few years too.
ReplyDeleteAh. I'm feeling a little guilty, but I told him he would lose it and the consequences, but he insisted. Lesson learned or mean mommy?
DeleteOh no! what a tragedy for a young man! His toothless grin is super cute though :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jade! I'm sure he'll get over it. Eventually.
DeleteWhat a cute little Jack-o-lantern!! Congrats on the first lost tooth! It's an exciting milestone!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerri - and it'll be memorable now, right? A little trauma and disappointment is good for the developing lad.
DeleteRyan lost a few of his lost teeth IN OUR HOUSE. How does that even happen. Although our Tooth Fairy is nicer than yours. He still got the dollar. We have the same Ikea chalkboard.
ReplyDeleteYour Tooth Fairy IS nicer! Ours is quite militant. Maybe if we plied her with some Mike's Hard Lemonades, it could change her mind??
DeleteOh, how I miss that lispy grin.
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They are cute, aren't they? Yet why don't they look as adorable on 80-year-olds?
DeleteHow cute! Lets hope he doesn't lose too many of them at one time otherwise it might not be until next Halloween he can eat a taffy apple! Gee, the tooth fairy rates have gone up over the years; I remember getting a dime or a nickle for teeth lost (but we won't say how many years ago that was :)
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You're not kidding! I hear some moms do $10 and $20 bucks. I'd be broke!
DeleteBlogging material is SOOOO much more important than little Johnny's, Jackie, Junior's oh heck, what is his name. See??!!!! SEE WHAT I MEAN?? Your blog is definitely more important than little 'what's his face's tooth'.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Kidding. I am a mommy, so of course I am kidding.Gosh, he was probably heartbroken that he lost his tooth. Ugghhh, a kids worst nightmare. Does Tooth Fairy pay double for non-existent teeth??!?!?!?
Our poor children. Everything is blogging material.....EVERYTHING!!!! Cue the evil laugh.
You'd think they learn by now, right? I am reconsidering the "you lost your tooth, now suffer the consequences" stance. Mommy guilt is a powerful motivator.
DeleteWell played!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lost a tooth, there was a special pillow (which I can barely remember), which had a pouch that we were supposed to put our tooth into, and then money would appear inside the next morning.
It would be extremely uncomfortable for me, though... having an extra pillow under my actual pillow... so I would usually place the tiny pillow all the way to the side.
What is incredible to me right now, as I am writing this response, is the fact that this is the first time I remember my dad actually coming into my room and taking the tooth and changing it out for money.
That memory is clear as day for me, yet I haven't thought about it until right now. Perhaps I suppressed it so that I could keep some magic alive in my life.
I am always happy to help trigger a repressed memory. It's kind of my signature bit. Just wait for the one on "Sparky went to live on a farm to roam free with the pigs."
DeleteCute! Toothless smiles are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barb!
DeleteI hadn't even considered the possibility that my son might want to take his tooth for show and tell. He's 5 and a half and asks all the time "is my tooth loose yet?" I can just hear the tears if he lost it.
ReplyDeleteJack took it pretty well. Though he did finally write an apologetic letter to the Tooth Fairy and secure himself a few dollars.
DeleteThose fairies sure are forgiving.
I saved the notes written to the tooth fairy about the lost teeth...soo funny to read now!!! and my children were never too proud to still beg to her for $ without a tooth to trade.
ReplyDeleteAnnmarie - I have one such letter in my posession this very moment! Hilarious, right?
DeleteI thought I swallowed on of my teeth once when I was a kid, but we found it on the floor. That was a relief! I almost cried because I thought the tooth fairy would never come.
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