How many times have we seen on television one end of a string tied to a door knob and the other end of the string tied to a loose tooth that was ready to be pulled? Or how about that dentist that was ready to take the pliers to the patient who sat pasty white in the chair sweating bullets at the prospect of what was about to transpire?
With every comedic presentation of the infamous removal of a loose tooth, there was a little child smiling with that snaggled-tooth grin and holding what they knew was “cash in hand”.
Yes, every child knows about the Tooth Fairy. And what I have found over time is the Tooth Fairy is very excited and in tune with the first tooth lost by each child.
However as the years pass……
The number of teeth lost multiplied by the number of children who lose them; well let’s just say there were mornings where those final baby teeth would still be under the pillow. Somehow, the tooth fairy got behind in her pickup and delivery system and would sometimes not arrive until the children were eating breakfast.
So what, you may ask, do motherhood, television tooth pulling comedy, and the tooth fairy have in common? The answer is: TIMING
Timing is everything when it comes to keeping what was once a tiny white wiggle a precious little giggle. Let's face it: Loosing teeth in our prime doesn't have the same effect!
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