The arrival of the Tooth Fairy is a highly anticipated event in my household. Her onset begins with the wiggling of said tooth and continues on to the eventual wait of the Big Loss. What is considered to be an issue of maturity from milk(baby) teeth to adult teeth, is now dramatised and given monetary value.
With three kids, I am now guessing we will be having a stage of loosetooth- hanging by a thread- and the great fall as a way of life. My four and a half year old comes to me the other day saying Mamma I think my tooth is loose and when will I see the Great One.
When I think about it, I wonder who in the West came up with these, conspiracy against the parents, type of imaginary beings. Santa Claus leads the list followed by the Easter Bunny, the Tooth fairy and I don't know who else in not any particular order. So I leave it to these fictionary characters to continue humoring my kids and sincerly hope they arrive in time to fulfill their much anticipated role in this world.
All this starts with my oldest wiggling her canine a week ago & lo and behold its out while in the car today with a panic rush to the bathroom & the Bookworm chasing her with a shining look in her eyes. She lost a tooth two weeks ago but thats another story which she has penned down with a blow-by-blow account as it became part of her school creative writing passage for that week. The Bookworm or I should now call her a fan of the Tooth fairy cleans the tooth and gives the older one clear instructions on how, when & where the tooth should be placed for maximum satisfaction.
At the stroke of midnight, Ms. 10yrs is writing a note to yours truly. I decided I should atleast look at the cute little fang. We spend more time appreciating, reading & studying pre-historic fossil remains - this is just my babies tooth. I remember the excitement of the arrival of little toothy when she was just a year old. Studying the tooth, I had just one thought in mind. Urvi , looking at the color of your tooth, I think the Tooth fairy might be happiest in gifting you with a toothbrush and a paste. Come to think of that, it costs more than the customary $1 . Looks like going forth, the Toothfairy's budget will need an ammendment.
With three kids, I am now guessing we will be having a stage of loosetooth- hanging by a thread- and the great fall as a way of life. My four and a half year old comes to me the other day saying Mamma I think my tooth is loose and when will I see the Great One.
When I think about it, I wonder who in the West came up with these, conspiracy against the parents, type of imaginary beings. Santa Claus leads the list followed by the Easter Bunny, the Tooth fairy and I don't know who else in not any particular order. So I leave it to these fictionary characters to continue humoring my kids and sincerly hope they arrive in time to fulfill their much anticipated role in this world.
All this starts with my oldest wiggling her canine a week ago & lo and behold its out while in the car today with a panic rush to the bathroom & the Bookworm chasing her with a shining look in her eyes. She lost a tooth two weeks ago but thats another story which she has penned down with a blow-by-blow account as it became part of her school creative writing passage for that week. The Bookworm or I should now call her a fan of the Tooth fairy cleans the tooth and gives the older one clear instructions on how, when & where the tooth should be placed for maximum satisfaction.
At the stroke of midnight, Ms. 10yrs is writing a note to yours truly. I decided I should atleast look at the cute little fang. We spend more time appreciating, reading & studying pre-historic fossil remains - this is just my babies tooth. I remember the excitement of the arrival of little toothy when she was just a year old. Studying the tooth, I had just one thought in mind. Urvi , looking at the color of your tooth, I think the Tooth fairy might be happiest in gifting you with a toothbrush and a paste. Come to think of that, it costs more than the customary $1 . Looks like going forth, the Toothfairy's budget will need an ammendment.
