Froglet and the Tooff fairy
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la_rainetteI'm sure we all have horror stories about our baby teeth. As a matter of fact, I remember having at least one stubborn baby tooth, too. But anyways: after the first complete fiasco (when we had Froglet's first baby tooth removed by the dentist cos hey, the new one was there already and we didn't care for the several-sets-of-teeth-shark-effect much), we decided to let nature take its course and just go with the flow.
As a result, we didn't do anything but raise a hopeful eyebrow when Froglet happily announced that one her top front teeth had started to move a little. And then? Nothing happened.
And then a few days ago Froglet frowned and said: "How come my tooth is still there? It was already moving when I was five!" And we realized that she was right: that tooth had been in the process of falling off for 2 months now (she had turned six two months earlier). And it was still hanging in there.
Well, it was hanging in there but slightly askew and bleeding regularly (basically each time she bit into something), and Froglet soon learned to push it slightly with her tongue so as to give me a coronary, cos that, see, that is one of my squicks. MOVING TEETH OMG! Right up there with the centipedes in my sink.
Every morning I would take her to school in the off-hope that her natural clumsiness, or a helpful teacher, or a good soccer game would take care of the Tooth Problem. And every evening, she would give me the diagonally-toothed grin of Doom, and my heart would sink. Apparently, her teacher did try to get it out, too. And still: THERE IT WAS, stubbornly clinging to her gum like a clam to a rock.
So Saturday evening, we asked Husband to have a look.
Husband *pushes tooth backwards*: wow, look at that!
Tooth *oblingingly moves to connect with Froglet palate, showing a good view of the root -- no kidding*
rainette: waharghurgh no *flees*
Froglet *giggles*
Husband: wow, look at that, THE TOOTH MOVES WHEN I BLOW ON IT!!! *blows on the tooth*
Tooth *hangs loosely like chime in the wind*
rainette *flees again*
Froglet *laughs uproariously*
Husband *takes advantage of Froglet's open mouth and twists tooth to the side slightly*
Tooth *falls in Husband's hand*
Froglet *smiles widely at me* LOOK MUMMY! The tooth is all GONE!
Goodness gracious. Now she looks like the prettiest wicked witch ever, minus the wart on the nose.
Of course, she couldn't WAIT to try out all the tricks her friends were already experimenting with: sticking out a tiny bit of tongue out of the hole; putting her straw in the hole when she drinks, ahahahaha. You get the picture.
We prepared a little envelope for the tooth fairy, or rather the little mouse, as we call it in France. And she went to bed with the envelope under her pillow.
And I prepared the replacement: another envelope, containing stickers, two candy "lipsticks" (so that she could give one to her sister, which she spontaneously did, BTW), and a two-dollar coin. I wrote her name on the envelope. And then? I went to bed.
And forgot then envelope on the living room table.
Drama ensued in the morning.
Forglet: MUMMY!
rainette quiuorwrtihysa? What time is it?
Froglet: the tooth fairy didn't come.
Husband: what?
rainette:crap crap crap crap I forgot the envelope downstairs, crappity crap crap
Froglet *wibbles*
rainette: go see downstairs, sweetheart. Maybe she left something downstairs?
Froglet *runs down*: YAY! *runs back up* She did! She did!
rainette: :) See?
Froglet: But... why didn't she take my tooth?
rainette: ...
Husband: perhaps she was too busy? Or she was tired and didn't want to walk all the way up the stairs? Try again tonight.
She did, and this time we got it right. But after everything that went abysmally wrong this time, my feeling is that child REALLY likes believing in the tooth fairy. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I just really wish she went to bed earlier. That way, I wouldn't risk conking out before I am done with my Tooff Fairy duties...
As a result, we didn't do anything but raise a hopeful eyebrow when Froglet happily announced that one her top front teeth had started to move a little. And then? Nothing happened.
And then a few days ago Froglet frowned and said: "How come my tooth is still there? It was already moving when I was five!" And we realized that she was right: that tooth had been in the process of falling off for 2 months now (she had turned six two months earlier). And it was still hanging in there.
Well, it was hanging in there but slightly askew and bleeding regularly (basically each time she bit into something), and Froglet soon learned to push it slightly with her tongue so as to give me a coronary, cos that, see, that is one of my squicks. MOVING TEETH OMG! Right up there with the centipedes in my sink.
Every morning I would take her to school in the off-hope that her natural clumsiness, or a helpful teacher, or a good soccer game would take care of the Tooth Problem. And every evening, she would give me the diagonally-toothed grin of Doom, and my heart would sink. Apparently, her teacher did try to get it out, too. And still: THERE IT WAS, stubbornly clinging to her gum like a clam to a rock.
So Saturday evening, we asked Husband to have a look.
Husband *pushes tooth backwards*: wow, look at that!
Tooth *oblingingly moves to connect with Froglet palate, showing a good view of the root -- no kidding*
rainette: waharghurgh no *flees*
Froglet *giggles*
Husband: wow, look at that, THE TOOTH MOVES WHEN I BLOW ON IT!!! *blows on the tooth*
Tooth *hangs loosely like chime in the wind*
rainette *flees again*
Froglet *laughs uproariously*
Husband *takes advantage of Froglet's open mouth and twists tooth to the side slightly*
Tooth *falls in Husband's hand*
Froglet *smiles widely at me* LOOK MUMMY! The tooth is all GONE!
Goodness gracious. Now she looks like the prettiest wicked witch ever, minus the wart on the nose.
Of course, she couldn't WAIT to try out all the tricks her friends were already experimenting with: sticking out a tiny bit of tongue out of the hole; putting her straw in the hole when she drinks, ahahahaha. You get the picture.
We prepared a little envelope for the tooth fairy, or rather the little mouse, as we call it in France. And she went to bed with the envelope under her pillow.
And I prepared the replacement: another envelope, containing stickers, two candy "lipsticks" (so that she could give one to her sister, which she spontaneously did, BTW), and a two-dollar coin. I wrote her name on the envelope. And then? I went to bed.
And forgot then envelope on the living room table.
Drama ensued in the morning.
Forglet: MUMMY!
rainette quiuorwrtihysa? What time is it?
Froglet: the tooth fairy didn't come.
Husband: what?
rainette:crap crap crap crap I forgot the envelope downstairs, crappity crap crap
Froglet *wibbles*
rainette: go see downstairs, sweetheart. Maybe she left something downstairs?
Froglet *runs down*: YAY! *runs back up* She did! She did!
rainette: :) See?
Froglet: But... why didn't she take my tooth?
rainette: ...
Husband: perhaps she was too busy? Or she was tired and didn't want to walk all the way up the stairs? Try again tonight.
She did, and this time we got it right. But after everything that went abysmally wrong this time, my feeling is that child REALLY likes believing in the tooth fairy. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I just really wish she went to bed earlier. That way, I wouldn't risk conking out before I am done with my Tooff Fairy duties...
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Date: 2005-06-07 11:14 am (UTC)Look! Look! I sent you a message. :-D
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Date: 2005-06-07 11:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-07 11:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-09 08:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-09 08:53 am (UTC)How are you, dear?
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Date: 2005-06-07 11:31 am (UTC)man, you've done something right, all right, and when i have kids i want to know what it is. :-)
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Date: 2005-06-09 08:49 am (UTC)Well, I have to tell you, I do not really know how we did it, it just sort of happened... But they're lovely to each other, I have to say. Not all the time, of course ;) but often enough.
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Date: 2005-06-07 01:30 pm (UTC)When i have my kids, I'm making their teacher do it. Actually, at my elementary school, there was one teacher who was "The Tooth Puller". Seriously - in a school of probably 1000 kids, everyone went and saw this one lady if they had a loose tooth. I love that :D
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Date: 2005-06-07 04:24 pm (UTC)That woman deserves muffins every day of her life for that!
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Date: 2005-06-09 08:50 am (UTC)*bakes muffin*
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Date: 2005-06-09 08:50 am (UTC)I love your "Tooth Puller" story -- I do think she deserves a medal! *g*