that tooth that has been hanging on for weeks is finally gone.
my favorite loose tooth story ever.
annie: "MOM MOM MOM! my tooth came out! it was all bloody and gross!"
me: "did you just pull it out?"
annie: "No. well see….talby was being mean to me in grandpa's car and i didn't like it so i just got mad. then i grabbed her arm and i bit her like this ………. and then i yelled OUUUWWWW! and then talby yelled ANNIE YOUR MOUTH IS BLOODY! and then my tooth was just hanging there and i had blood on my hands."
me: "YOU LOST YOUR TOOTH WHEN YOU BIT TALBY?!!"
annie: "yeah…."
like it was a normal thing.
normal to bite her sister.
normal way to lose a tooth.
yeah.
oh my.
then she left it there on accident.
thankfully the tooth fairy was able to find her….and remembered.
mr. tooth fairy did actually….mrs. tooth fairy ALWAYS forgets.
like for every kid in this whole family since the very beginning….she stinks at her job….big time.
Kathy Frederickson - I was imaging the way she told you the story. I’m thinking she is very much excited while delivering the news. And thank God, Mr. Tooth Fairy is always there to back up Mrs. Tooth Fairy.
Deanne - I still have the tooth!!! Great picture of Annie.
Wendy - I love Annie’s story. My son’s tooth hung on like that when he was her age and he wouldn’t let anyone touch it. I couldn’t stand it, so while he was sleeping, I used one of his little “Cool Tools” pliers and got it. hee hee!
Wow! Annie looks so old now! 🙁
Kim Barlow - That is a funny story…my hubby leaves the money too because I stink at it too.
crystal beutler - Yeah, our tooth fairy is a loser. She lost momentum after about the 3rd tooth and never did get her act together.
That story is hilarious.
Toni :O) - Sooo funny! Loved the story! Yeah, in my house, it’s the Mrs. Tooth Fairy that ALWAYS remembers…well, fortunately two nights ago she remembered as she stormed into their bedroom after Mr. Tooth Fairy already went to bed and Mrs. Tooth Fairy startled him awake and whispered quite loudly, “WE CAN’T FORGET THIS TIME LIKE LAST TIME!” Woowhee…crisis averted!
Mrs. - Our tooth fairy stinks too. In fact, she was CAUGHT in the ACT! by a 4th grader! Later she and I went for a walk and I knew it was the beginning of the end…first the tooth fairy, then the Easter bunny and Santa. I cringed when she began the conversation, but she asked “Why do all the other houses have tooth fairies and ours doesn’t?” I laughed that she thought only our house had a defective tooth fairy! I must say, though, I am pretty proud that I have a child who still believed in magic at 10 years old. Rarity these days.
Sheridan Eketone - I love it! Such a great pic!! By the way I have forgotten nearly EVERY time! Have had to come up with creative reasons why the tooth fairy has forgotten 😉
Elizabeth - Meg, I thought you might enjoy this video. I LOVE your blog! E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m72GNRrvc88
adrienne - omygoodness!!!! i laughed out loud at this one!!!
Emily - Awesome story! I’ve been wondering how losing teeth is going to be for my daughter and I’m not looking forward to the blood. Reading other moms’ & kids’ stories has been encouraging. And your story was definitely the funniest one ever! This Mom’s Guide had some helpful information too, if you want to check it out. http://www.1dental.com/moms-guide/
Tracy Fisher - I love that you are helping that little boy find his way to his new family. Wow! Amazing! On a lighter note… don’t you love when the kids come home to tell a story and it involves something they did (ie: fighting and bighting) in front of the grandparents? Can’t they just hold it in … and act perfect… until they get home? My mom is always surprised when my kids fight… like she forgets she had 3 fighting kids of her own. Just made me chuckle.
Tracy Fisher
Juli - When my boy was little, he lost a tooth while at a sleepover at a friend’s house. The mom, Fran, and I talked on the phone and we arranged for her to take the tooth away while the boys slept and tuck some money under my son’s pillow.
The next morning, when he got home, my son excitedly informed me, “Mom! I know who the Tooth Fairy is now! It’s FRAN!!!”
alyssa - we lost a tooth this weekend too…not quite in the same way…!
Shayne - That is the BEST tooth losing story ever!
(And my biggest laugh out loud today. Thanks Annie!)
Molly - such a funny story!!!
angela - Isn’t it normal to lose a tooth while biting your sister???
Karen Gerstenberger - I love those tooth-loosing stories. One time, when Katie was really little, she lost her tooth on the beach. She got David to write a note to the tooth fairy on her behalf, explaining why there was no tooth under her pillow. I still have that note, and the story she dictated about the whole episode – it’s precious!
Christy - That is hilarious! My son lost one of his teeth when he was wrestling w/a friend & bit him on the leg. Another came out when his uncle threw a baseball to him & it hit him in the mouth knocking to tooth out in the grass.
se7en - We haver an appalling tooth mouse that often forgets or just goes to bed for weeks on end without paying his dues!!! It’s like he just doesn’t care – does he?
tara pollard pakosta - I always forget the $ from tooth fairy too…..
you could have always told her she didn’t get any for biting her sister, HAAAAAAAAAAA!
she’s tooooooooo CUTE and funny!!!!
LOVE the story, too FUNNY!
and that baby is adorable, I hope he gets to come home soon!
tara
Danielle - Thank you Meg for posting our story! I too am the WORST tooth fairy ever. I have had to make up so many stories about why the tooth fairy did not come, even hand written notes from the tooth fairy. Ahhh parenthood:)
Jennifer - My kindergartner has the same tooth loose! It just grosses me out! 😉
Amy - Don’t feel bad…Mrs. Tooth Fairy sucks at our house, too. So forgetful, I tell ya! LOL Thank goodness for those Mr. Fairies!!
happygirl - Bite me!!! What a good story. yep, a good one. Her kids are going to LOVE it when you tell that story at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Bite me.
Jen Brandt - She is adorable! My 6 1/2 year old daughter FINALLY lost her front big tooth that was hanging on FOREVER. She and Annie look so cute. BTW, when my Katy lost her first tooth, this Tooth Fairy not only made the swap while she was still awake (because I wanted to go to bed!), but then flushed it on the way back to our bedroom. My husband asked how it went. Told him she was still awake and then when he asked to see the tooth and I told him I flushed it, he said, “You made the swap while she was awake AND you flushed her first lost tooth??! Okay, you suck at this.” Guess who does Fairy Duty now? 😉
Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Eek! I imagine that hurt both of them quite a bit! Cute pics : )
Gemma x
Sarah @ this farm familys life - Oh that’s funny!
Southern Gal - What a story! Mrs. Tooth Fairy is rotten here, too. Actually my children all would say, “Mama, you forgot to give me my money.” Ha! My oldest lost her second tooth when her cousin kicked the soccer ball and hit her in the mouth. We never found that blasted tooth. We think she swallowed it…
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - Bwahahhahahahhahaha…best story ever! Have you seen the movie Tooth Fairy? Its pretty stupid but my girls loved it. Esp the part when a little boy woke up and freaked out over seeing the fairy.:) Good times. Happy Monday!
XO,
Sarah
Hoosier at Heart - At least the thing came out. My daughters old teeth didn’t fall out, she grew new ones in front of the old ones and had to have them pulled. Gross. I should have had her bite her brother.
Jenny Joy - HI. LAR. I. OUS. Best tooth loss story ever. And that smile! Bright and shiny and gap-alicious!
Steph - Oh man! Mr. Tooth fairy is the man in our house too! I also am terrible at my job as tooth fairy. Oh well, the mr looks better in tights anyway!!!!
Tricia - I remember the excitement (and drama) of losing my teeth as a kid. It was awesome. But now as the mom of an almost six-year-old son, I am a little grossed out by the whole process. I will definitely not be a mom who saves baby teeth (not that there is anything wrong with that.) The only positive thing I can say about my son losing his teeth is that thank God(seriously!) that he gets a second chance to practice good dental hygiene. Have a great week!
Lisa - The tooth fairy always forgets at my house too! 😉
Tee Bousquet - omg!! I am sooo glad that my Mrs. Tooth Fairy isn’t the only one to forget! We have my kids convinced that we are the last ones on her route and thankfully it’s usually raining the night it goes under her pillow. Then we get to tell her the fairy’s wings get wet, so she has to walk instead of fly so it takes even LONGER! lmao… ok, I should just set my alarm so I remember before I go to sleep next time 🙂
Kimberlee J. - When I was reading this, I was totally hearing her voice saying it! Hilarious drama over her tooth. Love it.
deborah@applesinwonderland - that’s some bite your girlie has. 🙂 i love the no-front teeth look so much….it’s a throw-back look to their babyhood and the last chance to really see them like that. because the next few years they are just trying to grow into their GIANT teeth.
Heather R. - Love Annie’s new smile. cute story.
Melissa - Best losing tooth story ever!!!!
Cory - I LOVE that story. AWESOME!
Jamie - Our Mrs. Toothfairy isnt so hot at her job either…good thing she is so busy and might not have time to make it to EVERY person that lost a tooth that night. After my daughter lost her last tooth and the TF didnt make it-she said “maybe she is in Germany or something and couldnt make it back here”….Gotta love the innocence of children! 🙂
P.S. I love love love her note she left….kids writing is the BEST!
taniawillis - hahhaha. so cute, that annie! i have a daughter the same age, so your posts on motherhood always make me smile. my girls have tried and tried and tried to catch the toothfairy by the wing with the help of daddy but their efforts are always thwarted for some reason or another. they keep wishing for another chance soon. my youngest, a kindergartener, hasn’t lost her first tooth yet.
Jennifer - I love that story. It is awesome!
The tooth fairy(ies) in this house are pretty lame too. The last time my daughter lost a tooth she said, “Can you just give me my money since you never remember to put it under my pillow?” Um… NOT cool!
Meg's mom - Oh my – only Annie!!!