Tooth Fairy Visit

A couple of weeks ago, our son told us, yet again, that he had a loose tooth. So I asked him to show me and this time, he was actually right. He had a lose tooth. He was anxious about losing his first tooth. I told him to wiggle it with his tongue (no fingers in the mouth please) but he informed me he could not do that as his tongue “gets too tired’. What was I thinking when I suggested that?

This weekend, it was quite loose so he asked his father if it was ready to be “plucked” out. On Saturday, he bravely asked his father to tie dental floss around the tooth. Remember that old trick? Floss, tooth, door handle – tooth still in mouth. We took a different approach. I think the slamming of a door worried our little guy.

We gathered in our bedroom and watched. I took pictures and we all laughed. First of all, tying floss around a tiny tooth is a challenge; however, the Big Guy was persistent.


The one time he managed to get it tied, he gave the ends to the Little Big Guy to pull. Pull…and he decided not to. So the Big Guy untied it. I really did not think that he could untie it but he is good. Our Little Big Guy went to bed with a mouth full of teeth.

Sunday morning, while eating breakfast he came over to me and said his tooth bothered him. He could not eat. So I suggested he go get a washcloth and I would try one time to pluck it out. After all, it was quite lose. So with an open mouth, he approached me hesitantly. Carefully, I grasped his little white tooth and pulled up. Pluck. I heard it but did he? He shut his mouth and said “You can try later”. I opened the wash cloth and said, “You need to go rinse your mouth as I have your tooth”.

He grinned from ear to ear then ran to the bathroom hooting and hollering. After rinsing and spitting (why do little boys love to spit?) he was all smiles, all day long. And his attitude changed – that wasn’t so bad! It came right out – whaoooo!

When his father returned home, he told him he could pluck his tooth out, just as innocent as could be. His father was agreeable and started to head to the house when our son grinned and revealed his secret. Nice trick-thanks for telling him that sissy!

So November started off with a visit from the tooth fairy and questions about the tooth fairy. One “person” that is quite mysterious. So we answer the questions as best we can or we ask our children what they think. How does she know when a tooth is placed under a child’s pillow? (Answer: A bell rings).


There are some questions we, as parents, still cannot answer. But the delight in a childs’ eyes and the toothless grin - PRICELESS! I still find myself looking at his mouth quite often and smiling.