what_money_cannot_buy lostgirl "my tooth is wiggly, mama!" and so i checked it out, and sure enough, his bottom front, left hand baby tooth is sort of floating there, semi-attached. he looks terrified. (i asked him what he was worried about.) "well, you said that if i didn't brush my teeth that they would all fall out of my mouth...and i have been brushing them really good!" (i did say this, but when i did, i was more so considering the adult teeth...see, marc is ten years younger than his next older sibling, and i tend to forget his age at times...but HOW COULD I FORGET ABOUT BABY TEETH? ugh...) so, i launched into an explanation of where his new teeth were hiding, and told him how the 'big boy' teeth would come through, but that these would be the ones he kept forever....and that they only get one chance, so he would need to take extra special care of them. and i reminded him that when his little wiggly tooth eventually comes out, that we will put it in a tissue under his pillow, so the tooth fairy is able to find it, take it away and leave behind his reward. my little man looked at me, straight in the eye, (so serious for a five year old) and said, "okay, but will the tooth fairy leave me enough money to buy my new tooth?" 100818 ... unhinged aaawwww melt_my_heart many of my students are at the age of wiggly teeth. some kids show me the wiggly ones right away and i always say 'ew, gross. don't wiggle that thing at me' and then they giggle. but some i can see quietly poking with their tongues, vague looks of distress. 'got a wiggly one in there?' quiet nods. 'go eat a bologna sandwich. once when i was your age i had a super wiggly tooth and it came out in my bologna sandwich when i took a bite' sometimes they smile; sometimes they are only more horrified. 100818 ... cr0wl both of these fucking killed me. 100818 what's it to you? who go blather from