I laid there secretly smiling in the dark. Feeling like I had witnessed part of the magic of childhood. Smiling because I knew Darienne would be excited when she woke up. (She had ripped out her barely loose tooth at the mere thought of money. That kid is funny.)
Then I thought about it further. The concept of the 'Tooth Fairy' is pretty whacked. Who invented this. And why? WHY was this necessary? Kids are going to lose teeth regardless, right? But now parents have to pay for it. And what would the tooth fairy be doing with all these teeth? And needing them badly enough that she is willing to pay for them. Imagining piles and piles of teeth laying around makes my stomach and my brain hurt. Gross. Kids wiggling loose teeth is gross. You know when you're watching America's Funniest Home video's and there is some clever family that came up with a 'funny' way to pull out a tooth? Augh. I change the channel.
And what about inflation? Let's talk about that. I remember getting quarters for my teeth. And being pretty happy with that. I recall hearing the days of twoonies and loonies. Are we up to $5.00 now? What? Attention future breeders - start a savings account now.
I think I've mentioned before that I frequently have dreams about my own teeth. That they fall out or crack. They are nightmares actually. It is so stressful and I panic every time, waking up feeling exhausted.
It's safe to say we can add 'loose teeth' to things that freak me out. Yet another quirk to add to my ever growing list.
Favourite of the Day: Someone put a dead shark on the subway in NY city today. Passerbys took pictures of it with cigarettes in its mouth. Dead sharks aren't funny. Except that they totally are when they are on the subway. During shark week. Discovery Channel had to make a statement that they were not involved. That's hilarious.
