Our son Emet just “lost” his fourth baby tooth. I quote the word “lost” because in reality all four of them had to be pulled by his dentist. The bottom two came out easily with a little gas and a little novacaine. But the top two were a bit of a problem. It turns out the new teeth had already come in a big way so it was going to take more meds to get them out.
Sitting there holding his hand, I thought I was going to faint. It looked ridiculously painful. He held it together very well. There were a few tears - mostly mine - and the teeth were gone. Once it was done, he turned to look at me and asked “Is there a tooth fairy?”
Knowing the best mom is the mom who asks the question right back (and therefore deflects any possible answer), I answered “ What do you think?”
“I think there is a toothfairy but someone in my class said that your parents come at three in the morning and put the money under your bed.” Before I could answer, he continued, “But I know you and Daddy. You would never get up at three in the morning.”
“Emet”, I said, “you are right. Daddy and I would never get up at three in the morning to do that. “ Technically, I was 100% honest. I slid in by the seat of my pants.
Fast forward to four a.m. Emet runs into our room holding the money the tooth fairy had given him and wakes me up. “ Mom you can not be the tooth fairy! You were fast asleep! Now I know the truth.”
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Our son Emet just “lost” his fourth baby tooth. I quote the word “lost” because in reality all four of them had to be pulled by his dentist. The bottom two came out easily with a little gas and a little novacaine. But the top two were a bit of a problem. It turns out the new teeth had already come in a big way so it was going to take more meds to get them out.
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