Catherine has been dying for a tooth to fall out ever since she had seen Gavin's quickly emptying mouth. "When will my teeth fall out mom? When?" is all I would hear from Catherine on a daily basis. She would come to me with her whole hand in her mouth with her fingers on her teeth trying to demonstrate their wiggliness. Sadly it was just her vivid imagination.
Then last week when she came to me claiming for about the 100th time that she had a loose tooth, I gave her the "sure, sure whatever". But then I checked, and saints be praised - a wiggly tooth in the bottom row. (Oh no. I hate teeth, the thought of pulling them out and blood, ewww. I am sure it has nothing to do with the forcible removal of half the teeth in my mouth by a sadistic orthodontist.) Aunt Kate came over and had a go at trying to force it out while I retched in the background, but alas, little tooth was just not ready. This was a job for Aunt Jen, the tooth specialist.
This Sunday when everyone got together for our typical Sunday afternoon of food and games Catherine stepped into the powder room with Aunt Jen and several seconds later the sounds of screaming and elation could be heard simultaneously. Catherine was happy her tooth was out but when I cringed at the blood she went crazy with hysterics. (Leave it to mom to ruin the situation.) After calming down Catherine was more than happy to show off her prize tooth and also the new hole in her smile.
Then last week when she came to me claiming for about the 100th time that she had a loose tooth, I gave her the "sure, sure whatever". But then I checked, and saints be praised - a wiggly tooth in the bottom row. (Oh no. I hate teeth, the thought of pulling them out and blood, ewww. I am sure it has nothing to do with the forcible removal of half the teeth in my mouth by a sadistic orthodontist.) Aunt Kate came over and had a go at trying to force it out while I retched in the background, but alas, little tooth was just not ready. This was a job for Aunt Jen, the tooth specialist.
This Sunday when everyone got together for our typical Sunday afternoon of food and games Catherine stepped into the powder room with Aunt Jen and several seconds later the sounds of screaming and elation could be heard simultaneously. Catherine was happy her tooth was out but when I cringed at the blood she went crazy with hysterics. (Leave it to mom to ruin the situation.) After calming down Catherine was more than happy to show off her prize tooth and also the new hole in her smile.
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