Entry for July 24, 2007 (LOL)

Entry for July 24, 2007

The Tooth Fairy






With thanks for your tooth,
a gift I have made.
I will tell you my stories,

my secrets, my trade.
For inside this box,
world treasures you'll hold.
And my spirit and magic
at last will be told.

🦷 Kennett’s Tooth Fairy Night

After dinner, Kennett was enjoying his ice cream when suddenly he yelled, “OMG, that hurt!” At first, I thought he had bitten his cheek—he does that often. But then he said, “My tooth!”

Looking closer, I could tell he’d been working on it for days with all the usual wiggling and tongue tricks. His brother Dan immediately remembered his own first tooth and said, “Remember the bow we tied on mine? You let me walk around for days like that.” John groaned, “Please, let’s not go there.”

Later that evening, after John left for LA, Kennett came into my office and asked, “What was Dan talking about—the bow tie?” I explained: “We used floss to make a little knot around Dan’s tooth. When he was ready, he could pull it out himself.”

Kennett gave me a skeptical look, but five minutes later he returned with floss in hand: “Can I have a knot around my tooth?” I tied it on, and sure enough, within a minute the tooth popped right out—just as his new one was already pushing through.

Now Kennett is proudly waiting for the Tooth Fairy to arrive. ✨