My Baby Lost His Very Last Baby Tooth.
The Tooth Fairy just visited for the very last time.
Upon losing his very last baby tooth, my baby declared his intention to stay up all night and wait for the Tooth Fairy so he could see what she looks like, and maybe take a picture of her.
I suggested that just in case he accidentally fell asleep before TF’s arrival he might want to write her a note. He agreed, and painstakingly slowly wrote out a letter in his neatest handwriting. In this note, Ryan 1) thanked the Tooth Fairy for taking all his teeth; 2) asked what she does with all those teeth, and 3) asked what she looks like.
And the Tooth Fairy provided answers, in beautiful pink cursive. This surprised me, but it seems she uses the teeth to make the fairy dust which gives fairies the power to fly. We also learned that she is made of pure magic, so to our human eyes, she probably looks like a white ball of light. Also, she said she’s rather large for a fairy, and that it would take two hands to hold on to her. She took Ryan’s tooth and left two coins – one for the tooth, and one for the letter.
It seems magical that at age 11 he still Believes with all his heart; I don’t know if the average neurotypical child still Believes at this stage.
The Tooth Fairy seems to have tremendous confidence in Ryan. She wrote,
“Keep being a sweet, loving person. I have loved watching you grow up, and I know you will do amazing things as you get older. Remember to brush!”
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