Losing Teeth

It had become an obsession with her.

She had yet to lose any teeth, while her classmates had teeth raining down out of their mouths.

There were many tears involved in the whole thing.

And then, three days ago, right before dinner, Adi gave a triumphant shout (no joke).

"MY TOOTH IS LOOSE!!"

She worked hard on getting it to loosen every waking moment of the day.

And yesterday, that baby was ready to be pulled...






Papa offered Adi $5 to let him pull it out.

She held out for $10.



And then, disaster struck.

The tooth was lost last night right before bed.

Adi was sobbing. How would the tooth fairy come if there wasn't a tooth for her to take?

I was at the store when this all happened and OP, who is unfamiliar with the whole tooth fairy thing, told her that she would just leave 75 cents instead of a dollar if there was no tooth.

Which, of course, increased Adi's broken-hearted sobs.

I came home and set her straight.

Mommy and Daddy would scour the house after she went to bed, find the tooth, and slip it under her pillow just in time for the tooth fairy.

Of course, I didn't actually find the tooth (do you know how little that thing is?).

But, the fairy came...






"This is the straightest dollar ever!" she exclaimed this morning.

And it was too. Fresh and crisp.

And now I'm a bit worried about Adi stumbling on the tooth somewhere...