Knock-Out

Last Saturday Jonas went to a party at Fairyland, where he managed to crash face-first into the rock-hard head of one of his best buddies. Both boys were running at top speed. The result of this high-speed crash test? 1. skulls are really well designed 2. baby teeth, not so much.

Jonas completely fractured the root of his front tooth and it had to be extracted. Yowsers. Luckily, the spin doctor (moi) was chair side at the dentists' office to make the following observations:

1. 4 year olds almost never get to meet the tooth fairy - having your tooth pulled out is actually like  winning the preschool lottery.

2. only big kids lose their teeth - you're going to look at least 6 or 7. 

Jonas sat with his hands in his lap and whimpered a bit when he got a couple monster shots in the gums before  the tooth came out. After that, smooth sailing. As much as we talk about Jonas being sensitive, I have to give it up - the kid is pretty damn tough and resilient. He was thrilled with the resulting gap-toothed grin and wanted to go straight to school to show his friends. (Um, no.)

For the record, and to you, future-Jonas-reading-this:I don't think you're the luckiest boy ever or that it's awesome. I really miss that little tooth.

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Comments

[Timothy Eastwood]

Losing a tooth as a kid is like earning a battle-scar of sorts. Or a right of passage. And he sounds like a pretty brave boy for facing the dentist! He must have worn his badge of honor proudly to school!