On the morning of 11th October my little boy lost his first tooth! I wish I could say it was a natural, unaided event but unfortunately it had been prompted by a painful crunch on a hard sweetie graciously imparted by Uncle Scott. A wobbly tooth and a few weeks later my son calls to me from the bathroom in distress - not because his tooth has fallen out, but because the tooth ker-plunked into the loo and he’s afraid the tooth fairy won’t leave a magic coin under his pillow if his tooth’s been flushed! As the dutiful mum I donned a rubber glove, fished out the little tooth and doused it in antibacterial cleaner, bleach and industrial strength ‘kills anything within a 10 mile radius’ cleanser before popping it into a little piece of tissue for later.
Because this was Eli’s first tooth loss and he’s been a bit down recently (school issues) I wanted to make a fuss and inject a little bit of magic into the event, so I thought a little gift would be better than the customary coin under the pillow. I spotted a Ben10 electric toothbrush during my lunch break that day and thought perfect! He loves Ben10 and aside from that it’s fun, practical, tooth themed and not too expensive!
That night, after my munchkin had zonked, I crept into his room and swapped his little tooth for the Ben10 all singing all dancing tooth brush. I did have some momentary concern for his comfort – after all, the princess had issues with a pea under several mattresses – this was a wazzing great big boxed tooth brush complete with flashing Omnitrix and spare head... I shuffled him around a little, readjusting his head on the pillow to avoid the bulk and all was set for morning.
Morning came. My awakening was that of a not-so-small exuberant child jumping on my head “look what the Tooth Fairy brought me mummy!”. He ripped open the packaging played with the flashing gizmos and then enquired “I wonder if the Tooth Fairy left me a magic coin too?!?”. Arse. Perhaps I should have taken the stance “That’s your lot kiddo!” but I really didn’t want him disappointed in any way so I grabbed a quid off the bedside chest and tore after him into his room. He’d already inspected under his pillow and looked a little crestfallen so I told him to look under his bed while I not-so-stealthily popped the pound coin into his pillowcase. Upon my suggestion to check his pillow case he dutifully shook his pillow and out dropped the coin – MAGIC!
The pure glee on his face was heart melting! It’s been a while since I’ve seen him so happy - a little bit of effort really pays off and is sooooo worthwhile :o) I just hope he's not going to try to make his other teeth prematurely wobbly so he can have another visit from the tooth fairy!
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