Gidian lost a tooth a few months ago. he was biting a Happy Meal toy and loosened it right up.
So when I saw how loose it was, I did that which was my right and duty as a father. The same thing my father taught me. I caught the top of it with a finger nail and ripped it out. Nearly. Actually, I just made it really loose.
So, Gidian manned up and grabbed it and slowly twisted it off. I was proud.
In the spot where the old tooth was, that we thought was prematurely loosened was an adult tooth coming in crooked. This inspired me to immediately loosen the tooth next to it.
Fast forward to last night. I had told Gidian to loosen the tooth while in school, but it hadn't changed for weeks. upon closer inspection, I saw an adult tooth coming in behind it, sideways and crooked. I told Gidian it was " GO TIME".
So we took turns knocking it loose. He gave it a good shove, got some blood out of it. I then pulled from the side and really heard a nice ripping sound. That was all Bubba needed. He grabbed on and slowly twisted, just like the first time and ripped that baby out.
The tooth fairy came and paid in arrears. $5 a tooth. Talk about inflation. I guess the tooth fairly took into account the traumatic nature of both teeth extractions.
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