Comments on: Rowan’s First Lost Tooth http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:59:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nana http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47557 Nana Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:55:39 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47557 Yea Rowan congrats. I saved your Papa's, Uncle Marc's and Auntie Ria's teeth . The tooth Faerie gave them back to me to save. I have them in little containers with their first tooth taped to the bottom of the lid. Laureen have them bring tooth when they come up and I will put it on a charm ring to hang with his bag. Yea Rowan congrats. I saved your Papa’s, Uncle Marc’s and Auntie Ria’s teeth . The tooth Faerie gave them back to me to save. I have them in little containers with their first tooth taped to the bottom of the lid. Laureen have them bring tooth when they come up and I will put it on a charm ring to hang with his bag.

]]> By: V http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47548 V Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:43:47 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47548 A milestone, a little bitty life passage... those little containers that 35mm film comes in? I have a whole bunch with names on the lids and tiny teeth rattling around inside. Our tooth fairy takes a LONG time to come get the teeth. Sometimes the kids actually get mad and leave her mean notes. She is a dreadful putz... but that seems to be part of her magic, kind of like the doofy befuddled aunt on Bewitched. Savor the day, L. With love, V A milestone, a little bitty life passage… those little containers that 35mm film comes in? I have a whole bunch with names on the lids and tiny teeth rattling around inside. Our tooth fairy takes a LONG time to come get the teeth. Sometimes the kids actually get mad and leave her mean notes. She is a dreadful putz… but that seems to be part of her magic, kind of like the doofy befuddled aunt on Bewitched. Savor the day, L. With love, V

]]> By: FR http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47547 FR Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:16:28 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47547 Hm, another thing I didn't realize I had to stress about. They don't have tooth fairies in Germany (yet, until Hallmark discovers the $ opportunity). As a kid, I simply collected my teeth in a little box (a self-decorated matchbox, I think), no adult/fairy intervention. FWIW, I still found that exciting. But now, raising 2 multi-culti kids of my own, one approaching loose-tooth age, guess I need to figure out what to do. Very creative idea you had, and nice implementation! As always, inspiring. Also interesting to read Jennie's thoughts & poll (hi Jennie!). One more data point: a boy in my daughter's Kindergarten class has a tiny white tooth-shaped plastic box that he carries on a string around his neck (like a necklace) whenever he has a very loose tooth. Once it comes out, into the minibox it goes. Hm, another thing I didn’t realize I had to stress about. They don’t have tooth fairies in Germany (yet, until Hallmark discovers the $ opportunity). As a kid, I simply collected my teeth in a little box (a self-decorated matchbox, I think), no adult/fairy intervention. FWIW, I still found that exciting.
But now, raising 2 multi-culti kids of my own, one approaching loose-tooth age, guess I need to figure out what to do. Very creative idea you had, and nice implementation! As always, inspiring. Also interesting to read Jennie’s thoughts & poll (hi Jennie!).
One more data point: a boy in my daughter’s Kindergarten class has a tiny white tooth-shaped plastic box that he carries on a string around his neck (like a necklace) whenever he has a very loose tooth. Once it comes out, into the minibox it goes.

]]> By: Suzy Ahn http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47546 Suzy Ahn Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:06:04 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47546 Aww, I got a little teary-eyed at this! *sigh* Aww, I got a little teary-eyed at this! *sigh*

]]> By: Margaret in Oz http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47542 Margaret in Oz Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:44:25 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47542 Oh wow... :-) I was just thinking about posting my own "first lost tooth" story but hadn't got around to it yet! Our elder son just lost his first tooth - same one as Rowan, actually (on Feb 29, how's that for a date to remember!) - but he's 7!!! It's been a long time coming. He's been playing with it for weeks now - even wanted to try eating apples (which he doesn't particularly like) to hurry it up. I wish I knew the exact date he first mentioned the wigglyness. So I must be a bad mama if I can't remember that ;-) I *do* know that his first tooth lost was actually his second to come in. We didn't do anything quite as magical as you guys, I'm afraid. But I loved reading your story. Thanks for sharing. DS had already met other kids who told their stories of tooth fairy money (and how much they got) and had decided to donate the proceeds to his school's Lenten charity collection. Oh wow… :-)

I was just thinking about posting my own “first lost tooth” story but hadn’t got around to it yet! Our elder son just lost his first tooth - same one as Rowan, actually (on Feb 29, how’s that for a date to remember!) - but he’s 7!!! It’s been a long time coming. He’s been playing with it for weeks now - even wanted to try eating apples (which he doesn’t particularly like) to hurry it up. I wish I knew the exact date he first mentioned the wigglyness. So I must be a bad mama if I can’t remember that ;-) I *do* know that his first tooth lost was actually his second to come in.

We didn’t do anything quite as magical as you guys, I’m afraid. But I loved reading your story. Thanks for sharing.

DS had already met other kids who told their stories of tooth fairy money (and how much they got) and had decided to donate the proceeds to his school’s Lenten charity collection.

]]> By: ... http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47541 ... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:17 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/03/04/rowans-first-lost-tooth/#comment-47541 I lost my first tooth in the US, and took it to Italy in a necklace around my neck. I dropped it over the side of the boat with a wish at http://www.capri.com/en/grotta-azzurra. I lost my first tooth in the US, and took it to Italy in a necklace around my neck. I dropped it over the side of the boat with a wish at http://www.capri.com/en/grotta-azzurra.

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