Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tooth Fairy

Bennett lost his *first (non-surgically removed) tooth today. How much is the tooth fairy supposed to leave nowadays? I would feel inept leaving the cute lad a dollar, as I used to receive in my pre-adult teeth days...

*His two upper front teeth were removed two months ago by a dentist, as he had an impact injury a couple years back that crushed their roots which resulted in their slow, slow demise...eventually requiring professional removal. Today he lost his lower right front tooth; the other lower left is loose as well. He's pretty close to being S.O.L. if he wants to bite into an apple or eat corn on the cob!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good luck on the tooth thing. And thanks for finding me!

Foxy said...

Two bucks for a front one, five for a molar. Mom used to put a fun nik nak under my pillow sometimes too, just for fun.hey, when he looses a whole bunch at once of his molars when he's older you could always include a small jar of apple sauce. hehe. im having too much fun...
signed, the mean auntie of toothless

crazylady said...

Funny anecdote:
This weekend at cottage, neighbour girl (7 ish) comes over to play with twins. She clearly lost both front teeth. She proudly announces that the tooth fairy came and took her teeth.
Token Male had eye surgery 3 weeks ago that went horribly wrong and as we wait for the repair surgery, he wears a pirate black patch. Anyhoo, Token Male then says to her, "Oh yeah? Well the I sold my eye to the Eye Fairy for 10 bucks!".
She runs off screaming.
We all stand on the lawn pleased as punch in our sickness.

If I get to pull the tooth out, it's worth more. But if the tooth falls out, then, a toonie should suffice for a frontal one.

cougchick said...

the tooth fairy. Ugh! WHEN I remember to visit I exchange a dollar for a tooth but with the FIRST tooth I give 5 bucks. I usually miss on Holidays, lake visits, and the occasional Sunday (whatever excuse I can think of at the time). We have a loose one here that will probably come out today on the school bus or some such horrid thing.
Not private anymore? WTF?